In the ancient world, people placed heavy stones
on the graves of the dead so
their souls would not wander and inflict the living.
I always thought this was simply
the practice of superstitious and primitive people.
But I was about to learn that
the dead can hover
on the edge of our vision
with the density and luminosity of mist,
and their claim on the earth can be
as legitimate and tenacious as our own.
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- this is one of my favorite quotes from this film which is set in southern louisiana, a place near and dear to my own heart - and but one of several issues that it forces the viewer to contemplate -
