Reconnecting Quotes

“When our vision starts blurring, and we lose sight of the big picture of our lives, the time has come to regain a sense of purpose and direction. By reconnecting with our authentic selves and finding sound milestones, we can discover the tools helping us navigate through the tangle of our life story and create a sense of progress, rekindling our focus and inspiration. ("No handkerchief, when you need it")”
― Erik Pevernagie

“Anybody with artistic ambitions is always trying to reconnect with the way they saw things as a child.”
― Tim Burton

“It's been a long time," I reply, when what I really want to do is ask her what she's been doing for the past fifteen years. If she still drinks tea with milk and lemon. If she's happy.”
― Jodi Picoult, My Sister's Keeper

“If Indian weddings for Indian people are the furthest from “fun,” trips to India for Indian people are the furthest from “vacation.” When I told my friends about the upcoming trip, everyone purred about what a great time I’d have, told me to take a lot of photos, told me to eat everything. But if you’re going to India to see your family, you’re not going to relax, you’re not going to have a nice time. No, you’re going so you can touch the very last of your bloodline, to say hello to the new ones and goodbye to the older ones, since who knows when you’ll visit again. You are working.”
― Scaachi Koul, One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter

“We're always just looking for each other.”
― Ellen O'Clover, Seven Percent of Ro Devereux

“Travelling is the gamble of losing oneself and the confidence that comes from self-discovery in unexpected places with people you don't know.”
― Stewart Stafford

“We stood still, the tenderness between us almost tangible. The scent of the spices, human empathy, and plain old muscle memory combined to re-create the gooey magnetism of being near Marvina again. Felt like macaroni and cheese---the kind with a bubbly brown crust on top--- in my soul. Mmm mmm good.”
― Michelle Stimpson, Sisters with a Side of Greens

“I moved across the country, married, raised kids, taught college, and worked in business. The desire to tell stories never left me, however, and it eventually became a need rather than just a desire. So now, many years later, I’m returning to an artistic life, and becoming the kind of person I used to be.”
― James Irwin