Chelsea > Chelsea's Quotes

“Without habit, the beauty of the world would overwhelm us. We’d pass out every time we saw— actually saw— a flower. Imagine if we only got to see a cumulonimbus cloud or Cassiopeia or a snowfall once a century: there’d be pandemonium in the streets. People would lie by the thousands in the fields on their backs.”
― Anthony Doerr, Four Seasons in Rome: On Twins, Insomnia, and the Biggest Funeral in the History of the World

“He has wondered lately if that's all living really is—one long goodbye to those we love.”
― Blake Crouch, Recursion

“Is déjà vu actually the specter of false timelines that never happened but did, casting their shadows upon reality?”
― Blake Crouch, Recursion

“Hell is the absence of the people you long for.”
― Emily St. John Mandel, Station Eleven

“You want an ending," she says. "Then take my life when I am done with it. You can have my soul when I don't want it anymore."

The shadow tips his head, suddenly intrigued.

A smile - just like the smile in her drawings, askance, and full of secrets - crosses his mouth. And then he pulls her to him. A lover's embrace. he is smoke and skin, air and bone, and when his mouth presses against hers, the first thing she tastes is the turning of the seasons, the moment when dusk gives way to night. And then his kiss deepens. His teeth skim her bottom lip, and there is pain in the pleasure, followed by the copper taste of blood on her tongue.”
― V.E. Schwab, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

“Learning basic skills like how to install a shelf or pick out a jacket that will last more than one New York winter has done more for me financially than any raise on a biweekly paycheck.”
― Chelsea Fagan, The Financial Diet

“And this is what I need you two to understand: You have always known who I am. Who I am is your mother. This is the truest part of me.”
― Charmaine Wilkerson, Black Cake

“The three of them sit there silently for a moment, thinking of small but profound inheritances. Of how untold stories shape people's lives, both when they are withheld and when they are revealed.”
― Charmaine Wilkerson, Black Cake

“You were never just you, and you owed it to the people you cared about to remember that. Because the people you loved were part of your identity, too. Perhaps the biggest part.”
― Charmaine Wilkerson, Black Cake

“Helpful Positivity
* Recognizes the value of seeing the good and allows people to arrive at their own beneficial conclusions and to take their time getting there.
* Recognizes that humans have a variety of emotions, some more challenging than others, and allows people to see the "good" and "bad" sides of a situation.
* Has an understanding that not all situations have a silver lining and we will still experience joy.
*Encourages emotional expression from others (with boundaries) and from within ourselves, knowing that for some to experience happiness, they often have to process and move through the pain.
* Looks out for and recognizes the highs and lows of a situation.”
― Whitney Goodman, Toxic Positivity: Keeping It Real in a World Obsessed with Being Happy

“Remember that if you don’t prioritize your life someone else will.”
― Greg Mckeown, Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less

“If it isn’t a clear yes, then it’s a clear no.”
― Greg McKeown, Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less

“The reality is, saying yes to any opportunity by definition requires saying no to several others.”
― Greg McKeown, Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less

“The trauma someone else created is not your fault, but dealing with it is your responsibility.”
― Jen Hatmaker, Awake: A Memoir