Allison Ruth

“They'd all be buried together, and Haris imagined the seeds in the girl's pocket growing shoots that would swaddle them beneath the earth, the barley sprouting upward, an unexpected crop reaching toward the sun.”
― Elliot Ackerman , Dark at the Crossing

“It wasn't pretty, that much was true. But it looked like an ending. Neat. Complete.”
― Stephen Collins

“That luminous part of you that exists beyond personality–your soul, if you will–is as bright and shining as any that has ever been....Clear away everything that keeps you separate from this secret luminous place. Believe it exists, come to know it better, nurture it, share its fruits tirelessly.”
― George Saunders

“For someone grieving, moving forward is the challenge. Because after extreme loss, you want to go back.”
― Holly Goldberg Sloan, Counting by 7s