“There were only so many times you could push someone before they moved fully out of your way.”
― Self-Portrait with Nothing
― Self-Portrait with Nothing
“There are a few times in life when you leap up and the past that you'd been standing on falls away behind you, and the future you mean to land on is not yet in place, and for a moment you're suspended knowing nothing and no one, not even yourself.”
― The Dutch House
― The Dutch House
“Transformation is not accomplished by tentatively waiting at the edge.”
― Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
― Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
“We're all waiting for nothing, or everything.”
― How High We Go in the Dark
― How High We Go in the Dark
“I watched a lot of people come to the end, and everyone around them kept begging them to fight. It takes real strength to keep on fight, and yes, usually that’s the right answer. Keep fighting, keep holding on, no matter what. But sometimes I think we forget that it also takes strength to be able to let go.”
― The Measure
― The Measure
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