Sue Putnam

“No one reaches out to you for compassion or empathy so you can teach them how to behave better. They reach out to us because they believe in our capacity to know our darkness well enough to sit in the dark with them.”
― Brené Brown, The Power of Vulnerability: Teachings of Authenticity, Connections and Courage

“Will having a newborn distract from the time we have together?" she asked. "Don't you think saying goodbye to your child will make your death more painful?"

"Wouldn't it be great if it did?" I said. Lucy and I both felt that life wasn't about avoiding suffering.”
― Paul Kalanithi, When Breath Becomes Air

“To damage the earth is to damage your children. —WENDELL BERRY, FARMER AND POET”
― Kristin Hannah, The Four Winds

“Elsa knew that a library card—a thing they’d taken for granted all of their lives—meant there was still a future.”
― Kristin Hannah, The Four Winds