Patricia Dobler

"For all their differences, when I think of Pat I sometimes think of Flannery O'Connor. The tough-mindedness -- the passion -- the spiritual life -- the humor -- and of course, they were two absolute originals. They were also two who were well acquainted with illness. And who had an enormous hunger for life, and for art; and who died too young.... What grew in her was mystery, and her thirst to drink in deeper and deeper histories, and also life 'outside of history.' "-- Jean Valentine (from the Introduction)… (plus d'informations)