A tree. A rock. A cloud.
curation, criticism, and commentary
from James K.A. Smith
“Son, do you know how love should be begun?” The boy sat small and listening and still. Slowly he shook his head. The old man leaned closer and whispered: “A tree. A rock. A cloud.”
—Carson McCullers
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