Jaymie Jestis

“Lilacs on a bush are better than orchids. And dandelions and devil grass are better! Why? Because they bend you over and turn you away from all the people in the town for a little while and sweat you and get you down where you remember you got a nose again. And when you’re all to yourself that way, you’re really proud of yourself for a little while; you get to thinking things through, alone. Gardening is the handiest excuse for being a philosopher. Nobody guesses, nobody accuses, nobody knows, but there you are, Plato in the peonies, Socrates force-growing his own hemlock. A man toting a sack of blood manure across his lawn is kin to Atlas letting the world spin easy on his shoulder.”
― Ray Bradbury, Dandelion Wine

“Through hardship to the stars”
― Ruta Sepetys, Salt to the Sea

“Some days are better than others, for human optimism has no limits.”
― Max Nowaz, The Arbitrator

“Gratitude takes less energy than anger.”
― Kristin Cashore, Fire