Katia Sama

“Rivers don’t sleep,

dark forests rise,

sodden roots shatter

the concrete prison.”
― Don Hynes, Stranger to the Beautiful: A Journey of Faith, Hope, and Transformation

“If you believe in an idea that others find radical, don’t let fear keep you from stepping outside of conformity.”
― Chitra D. Nawbatt, The CodeBreaker Mindset: The Unwritten Rules for Success

“He refused to chase shiny butterflies and jeopardize the heist.”
― Chad Boudreaux, Mob Justice: A Scavenger Hunt Thriller

“The old man spoke of nothing but shoes. He spoke of them with such love and emotion that a woman in our group had crowned him “the shoe poet.” The woman disappeared a day later but the nickname survived. “The shoes always tell the story,” said the shoe poet. “Not always,” I countered. “Yes, always. Your boots, they are expensive, well made. That tells me that you come from a wealthy family. But the style is one made for an older woman. That tells me they probably belonged to your mother. A mother sacrificed her boots for her daughter. That tells me you are loved, my dear. And your mother is not here, so that tells me that you are sad, my dear. The shoes tell the story.” I paused in the center of the frozen road and watched the stubby old cobbler shuffle ahead of me. The shoe poet was right. Mother had sacrificed for me.”
― Ruta Sepetys, Salt to the Sea