Nicole

“Once again, I'm reminded that it's possible to be happy and sad, worried and hopeful, confused and certain, all at the same time.

Especially when you love someone dearly.”
― Katherine Applegate, The One and Only Family

“I have my story. The twins will have theirs.

Stories, it seems to me, are living things. Once you set them free, they're like offspring. They have destinies of their own.

They're no longer your responsibility.

They belong to the world.”
― Katherine Applegate, The One and Only Family

“Being brave means going up to people and saying, "Here's what I believe. I trust you," he said. Trust is the scariest thing to give but it is the most powerful.”
― Tae Keller, Jennifer Chan Is Not Alone

“My grandmother called it bearing witness. She'd sit on the porch with her sister and talk the night away. Sometimes gossiping, sometimes praying. I'd hear them confide in each other, telling each other things I knew I wasn't supposed to know anything about." Maxine hits the button on her keychain to unlock her door. We get in. "I didn't get it as a kid. I mean, nothing got resolved, necessarily, so I though it was silly to just sit and rehash everything that was wrong with the world," Maxine says.
"Yeah, that's kind of depressing," I say.
"But I think what my grandmother was saying is that it feels good to know someone knows your story, that someone took you in," Maxine says. "She'd tell me, it's how we heal.”
― Renée Watson, Piecing Me Together