Cassidy

“Over the years, I’ve hired and promoted a lot of young women and young men. Much of the time, this is how it went: ME: I’d like you to take on a bigger role. YOUNG MAN: I’m thrilled. I’ll do a great job. I won’t let you down. YOUNG WOMAN: Are you sure I’m ready? I’m not sure. Maybe in a year? These reactions aren’t innate. Men aren’t naturally more confident than women. We tell them to believe in themselves, and we tell women to doubt themselves. We tell them this in a million ways, starting when they’re young. We’ve got to do better. Every single one of us. What would happen if one woman told the truth about her life?”
― Hillary Rodham Clinton, What Happened

“But maybe I can shepherd it back to the breath when it's only gone as far as the backyard. Maybe I don't need to let it get as far as the freeway, or the airport, and then I won't have to spend days walking back, retracing my steps to the place where I find my breath. Maybe this is a way to conserve energy, an alternative to holding court with everyone I know.”
― Jillian Horton, We Are All Perfectly Fine: A Memoir of Love, Medicine and Healing

“This book does not have a happy ending. The happy part is there is no ending, because I'll always find a way to keep going.”
― Chanel Miller, Know My Name

“We don't get time back. But maybe going through all this teaches us how to spend it properly.
Or what it's actually worth.
Or both.”
― Jillian Horton, We Are All Perfectly Fine: A Memoir of Love, Medicine and Healing