“Stillness can’t really exist ... because even when we’re not moving, we’re breathing, and breath is movement.”
― The Scenic Route
― The Scenic Route
“I found it strange that no word exists for a parent who loses a child. If children lose their parents, they are orphans. If a husband loses his wife, he’s a widower. But there’s no word for a parent who loses a child. I’ve come to believe that the event is just too big, too monstrous, too overwhelming for words. No word could ever describe the feeling, so we leave it unsaid.”
― The Berry Pickers
― The Berry Pickers
“God is everywhere—you just have to clear your channel, or you’ll miss it.”
― Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing
― Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing
“… life is long. Lots of things can go wrong and still end up all right.”
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“To fear is to torture yourself.”
― The Candid Life of Meena Dave
― The Candid Life of Meena Dave
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