K. O'Neill > Quotes

“Memories don't just live inside you, Minette. They live in all the people and objects you share your life with.”
― Katie O'Neill, The Tea Dragon Society

“Just because something comes easily to you, does not mean it has no value.

You find it effortless because you love it, and that is why it is your gift.”
― Katie O'Neill, The Tea Dragon Festival

“You feel like you've lost your path. It's natural to be sad. It's alright to let those feelings wash over you, and give them time to soak into the earth. That's when things start to grow again.”
― Kay O'Neill, The Tea Dragon Tapestry

“Everything that happens is part of your wholeness. The sadness, the loss, the hurt, as well as the joy, the love, the friendship--it is all part of your tapestry.”
― Kay O'Neill, The Tea Dragon Tapestry

“When someone is grieving, the best thing you can do is let them heal on their own, and show them that you'll be there for them.”
― Kay O'Neill, The Tea Dragon Tapestry

“... But sad people aren't objects to fix. Give them space and show them you'll still love them whenever they are ready to loved.”
― Kay O'Neill, The Tea Dragon Festival

“I needed help, but I didn't know how to ask. I didn't know how to explain I needed help with the small things. The things I never noticed before, until suddenly they took effort. Sometimes I feel like I just want to go to sleep for a while, and wake up when I'm stronger or things are different somehow”
― Katie O'Neill, Aquicorn Cove

“I want to keep making things for people to love and give them a good story. Maybe one day, someone'll look at a piece I made, and think about who gave it to them... Or where they bought it. Or who owned it before. Isn't that kind of a magic?”
― Kay O'Neill, The Tea Dragon Society

“But sad people aren't objects to fix. Give them space and show them you'll still love them whenever they are ready to be loved.”
― Kay O'Neill, The Tea Dragon Tapestry

“I feel homesick for the person I used to be.”
― Kay O'Neill, The Tea Dragon Tapestry

“I think it's time to learn how to be a guardian to myself, and my feelings. Gentle, and strong - like Mom.”
― Katie O'Neill

“…perhaps
passion takes
many forms.
Perhaps
it becomes
quiet and tired,
and needs time
to rest”
― Kay O'Neill, The Tea Dragon Tapestry

“everything that happens is part of your wholeness. the sadness, the loss, the hurt, as well as the joy, the love, the friendship -- it is all part of your tapestry .... remember that you are whole.”
― Katie O'Neill, The Tea Dragon Society

“Whatever I do from now on will be lovelier and richer, because I understand what's important now.”
― Katie O'Neill, The Tea Dragon Festival

“Some things are meant to come back to you.”
― Katie O'Neill, Aquicorn Cove

“Well I am, now. But I wasn't always so ready to call it my home--when one feels displaced, it can take a while for the connections to grow. Once I was ready, it felt like I was part of a new song that I had somehow always known.”
― Kay O'Neill, The Tea Dragon Tapestry

“. . . Little one, you are the person you are meant to be. The years you worked diligently at the monastery will always be part of you. As will the years after, when you felt lost and afraid. And so will all years yet to come, when the seeds you have been planting with your kindness and friendship will come into bloom. Everything that happens is part of your wholeness. The sadness, the loss, the hurt, as well as the joy, the love, the friendship--it is all part of your tapestry. Minette . . . remember ,that you are already whole.”
― Kay O'Neill, The Tea Dragon Tapestry

“Because I am no prince! My name is Princess Amira...And I have a grappling hook.”
― Katie O'Neill, Princess Princess Ever After

“Maybe all the creatures in this forest used to live for thousands of years, and it didn't realise how quickly time passes for humans.

It was just proud of something it loved.”
― Katie O'Neill, The Tea Dragon Festival

“People seem to live at a different pace now .
Tea Dragon tea is a wonderful thing , but it takes a long time to make .
Back when everything took a long time , perhaps that didn't matter .
Sadly , the art is fading.”
― Kay O'Neill, The Tea Dragon Society

“Just because something comes easily to you, does not mean it has no value. You find it effortless because you love it, and that is why it is your gift.”
― Katie O'Neill, The Tea Dragon Festival

“Everything that happens is part of your wholeness.”
― Kay O'Neill, The Tea Dragon Tapestry

“Perhaps passion takes many forms. Perhaps it becomes quiet and tired, and needs time to rest.”
― Kay O'Neill, The Tea Dragon Tapestry

“We won't stay away so long this time. I forgot how good home tastes.”
― Katie O'Neill, The Tea Dragon Festival

“She was always thinking about creatures smaller than her, taking care of them. Both of you are gentle, and strong. She was a guardian, and so are you, Lana.”
― Katie O'Neill, Aquicorn Cove

“Aedhan: My name is Aedhan, of the Shining Wing Clan.
Erik: I'm Erik, of the mountain vegetable picker clan!”
― Kay O'Neill, The Tea Dragon Festival

“We live our lives surrounded by the darkness.... I want to try to be a light for others.”
― K. O'Neill, The Moth Keeper

“Plastic nets have no feeling, they take everything and they never break. You have lost your connection to the sea. You say you only take what you need, but you seem to need more now. Perhaps you have not noticed.
…
You are willing to destroy the reef for your gain. A home that helped yours to exist for hundreds of years.”
― Kay O'Neill, Aquicorn Cove

“We live our lives surrounded by the darkness... I want to try to be a light for others.”
― Kay O'Neill, The Moth Keeper

“We all have days when we can't quite remember the ratio of things. Or times when we feel unsure of our path.”
― Kay O'Neill, The Moth Keeper