Matthew

“Charles is going to be fine," said Annie.
"Yep," said Jack with a smile. "He never even knew that it was us who helped him."
"That's the best way to help someone, I think," said Annie.
"Why?" asked Jack.
"Then you know you're not helping them just to get a lot of credit," said Annie. "You're helping because it's the right thing to do.”
― Mary Pope Osborne, A Ghost Tale for Christmas Time

“We all have different reasons for forgetting to breathe.”
― Andrea Gibson

“it never happened
but it seemed like
there were times when rot
stopped
waited like a streetcar
at a signal.”
― Charles Bukowski, Burning in Water, Drowning in Flame

“I search the language for a word
to tell you how red is red.”
― Lisel Mueller, Alive Together