Dahlia

“I am I because my little dog knows me. That does not prove anything about [me] it only proves something about the dog.”
― Gertrude Stein

“The best way to choose what to keep and what to throw away is to take each item in one’s hand and ask: “Does this spark joy?” If it does, keep it. If not, dispose of it. This is not only the simplest but also the most accurate yardstick by which to judge.”
― Marie Kondō, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing

“Well, sometimes the people we love the most can hurt us the most.”
― Tiffany D. Jackson, Monday's Not Coming

“that even within its ugliness, there lay a surprising beauty, breathtaking because it was so unexpected.”
― Justina Chen, North of Beautiful