There is no such thing as a fact. There is only how you saw the fact, in a given moment. How you reported the fact. How your brain processed that fact. There is no extrication of the storyteller from the story.
“Everything moves at light speed, without rest. “It’s too loud. Too colorful. The lack of aesthetics. The crudeness. The inanities. The trivia. The inappropriate choices of aspirations and goals.”
― The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit
― The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit
“Most beautiful place on earth, and the most brutal. Sometimes I think God wanted to show us all His ways at once.”
― The Giver of Stars
― The Giver of Stars
“There was no audience, no one to perform for. There was no need to define myself. I became irrelevant.”
― The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit
― The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit
“Compartmentalization was the only way to remain in control during a crisis. Tackle the issue with logic and reason—deal with how you feel about it later. It’s a mindset drilled into every pilot from day one.”
― Falling
― Falling
“We women face many unexpected challenges when we choose to step outside what are considered our habitual boundaries”
― The Giver of Stars
― The Giver of Stars
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