Sami

“our world keeps breaking, over and over again. i have no choice but to believe that a new one is being born.”
― Kai Cheng Thom, Falling Back in Love with Being Human: Letters to Lost Souls

“The name, peregrine,” my father said. “It means ‘wanderer.’ ‘She that roams.’ ” He looked down at me, lines on his face drawn grave. “Do you know what her greatest strength is, Morgan?” “Yes. Her talons, for the crushing of skulls.” He had told me so on our very first flight—the beak is sharp and worth your caution, but never forget her talons: there death resides. But today, I was wrong. “Survival,” he said. “At any given moment she can fly away, knowing she can live. She doesn’t need me, the falconer, or the shelter of the mews. That is the greatest power of all.”
― Sophie Keetch, Morgan Is My Name

“The widows of St. Brigid’s told it true: there is nothing simpler than convincing a man of what he believes he already knows.”
― Sophie Keetch, Morgan Is My Name

“The longest relationship you will ever have is the one you have with yourself. You want to make sure it is one full of love, respect, and compassion.”
― Allison Raskin, Overthinking About You: Navigating Romantic Relationships When You Have Anxiety, OCD, and/or Depression