Pauline

“Hope & curiosity about the future seemed better than guarantees. The unknown was always so attractive to me...and still is.”
― Hedy Lamarr

“The fact that everything feels like God to me ensured that I would not remain a Christian.”
― Jia Tolentino, Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion

“Tell me, what is it you plan to do
with your one wild and precious life?”
― Mary Oliver

“Most of us do not take these situations as teachings. We automatically hate them. We run like crazy. We use all kinds of ways to escape -- all addictions stem from this moment when we meet our edge and we just can't stand it. We feel we have to soften it, pad it with something, and we become addicted to whatever it is that seems to ease the pain.”
― Pema Chödrön, When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times