Xavier

“And perhaps it is the greater grief, after all, to be left on earth when another is gone.”
― Madeline Miller, The Song of Achilles

“The world belongs to you for a season.”
― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

“Have you no more memories?” I am made of memories. “Speak, then.”
― Madeline Miller, The Song of Achilles

“There are many Beths in the world, shy and quiet, sitting in corners till needed, and living for others so cheerfully that no one sees the sacrifices till the little cricket on the hearth stops chirping, and the sweet, sunshiny presence vanishes, leaving silence and shadow behind.”
― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women