constance blackwood

I always have more patience in small towns than I do in cities. I used to think that it was because I was a visitor in those places, and needed a lower speed to orient myself, and I guess that really is true, to a certain extent; but it's also true that things feel closer, or maybe I mean more intimate, in a small town. What I mean is that the physical geography of small towns makes it hard for me to speed, and probably would no matter how familiar I was with the town.

Which is to say. That I would probably be poking along behind you.