the seams are hid from us, you see. the joinery.

January 8, 2010 in Uncategorized

"So everything is necessary. Every least thing. This is the hard lesson. Nothing can be dispensed with. Nothing despised. Because the seams are hid from us, you see. The joinery. The way in which the world is made. We have no way to know what could be taken away. What omitted. We have no way to tell what might stand and what might fall." -Cormac McCarthy, The Crossing

(My thanks to Amy McCracken for sharing this with me. She's one of my very favorite writers and one of my very favorite humans. Visit her blog.)

About Patti Digh

Patti Digh is an author, speaker, and educator who builds learning communities and gets to the heart of difficult topics. Her work over the last three decades has focused on diversity, inclusion, social justice, and living and working mindfully. She has developed diversity strategies and educational programming for major nonprofit and corporate organizations and has been a featured speaker at many national and international conferences.

2 comments to " the seams are hid from us, you see. the joinery. "


Kelly

January 10, 2010 AT 4:21PM

What a wise quote. I’m adding this to my tool box, to remember when I am feeling doubt.

river writer

January 17, 2010 AT 12:33AM

The joinery is so important. It’s amazing how we all dovetail together. You can see it in a hug…we humans somehow fit nestled together. It’s with that togetherness that we find strength. There is no seam.
You are right Patti, Amy is lovely.