Julia

“The book of life is the ultimate book, which we can
neither close nor reopen at will; when we want to return
to the page on which we love, the page on which we die
is already between our fingers.”
― Valérie Perrin, Fresh Water for Flowers

“As I go to bed, I think how awful it would be to die in the middle of reading a good novel.”
― Valérie Perrin, Cambiare l'acqua ai fiori

“When I am with you, we stay up all night.
When you're not here, I can't go to sleep.
Praise God for those two insomnias!
And the difference between them.”
― Rumi

“Everything is defeated before love.”
― Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica, Our Thoughts Determine Our Lives: The Life and Teachings of Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica