Community Care Quotes

“Try not to worry, honey. We’ll take very good care of Dimwit, and I have a good feeling that we’ll be calling you to come pick him up in no time. In the meantime, I’ll call you every evening with a report on how he’s doing.”
― Wayne Edwards, A Stone's Throw: A heartwarming story of a city girl and her rancher grandfather turning adversity into love and community

“The softest chapter may hold the hardest truth: that without love - visible in systems, in culture, in daily life - nothing holds.”
― Fons Burger, The Only Possible Solution: How to Shape the Future for Our Next Generations

“A tribe needed many stabilizers, as many as they could get.”
― Jennifer Mugrage, The Strange Land

“Their daily concerns were his; he felt them deeply.”
― Jennifer Mugrage, The Strange Land

“When we fail at being who we are supposed to be, does that mean we can still find love? I am searching for answers and I think I have found one. When we fail, we have to hold each other up and bring love to the table. When I can't feed myself self-love, my circle does that for me. Circles are an act of hope, a continuation, an overflow.”
― Shahd Alshammari, Head Above Water: Reflections on Illness