Exile and the Kingdom

“The sky was coming down, the stars were growing larger.”

Living in the middle of a desert makes you realize how loud silence is. Janine stays out in the cold night just to feel something real again.

“He felt a sort of strange joy.”

D’Arrest could have stayed in the house he built. He chose to sleep on the floor with those he was supposed to help. Sometimes belonging requires giving up your comfort.

“In this vast country he had loved so much, he was alone.”

The schoolteacher had to choose between a law he didn't make and a man's life. He left the door open. He still ended up alone.

“One could not tell if it should be read solitary or solidary.”

Jonas thought he needed fame to be a great painter. He ended up staring at a blank canvas in a dark room. He couldn't tell if he was solitary or solidary.