“ Hundreds of years ago, the village relied solely on fishing. I have a book of paintings in my sitting room at home. One of the paintings has young women in aprons standing on cliffs watching a ship get smashed against the rocks. In the foreground is an arm of sunlight reaching down to the surface of the sea. I couldn’t tell you who painted the picture, but I understand the grief that makes such details necessary.
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— Simon Van Booy, “Distant Ships” in The Secret Lives of People in Love
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