umi

“Yet because I knew nothing, nothing was beneath me.”
― Madeline Miller, Circe

“ Magic finds a way, warrior. ”
― Rachel Roberts, Circles in the Stream

“I helped Jiko to her feet and we walked back to the bus stop together, holding hands again. I was still thinking about what she said about waves, and it made me sad because I knew that her little wave was not going to last and soon she would join the sea again, and even though I know you can't hold on to water , still I gripped her fingers a little more tightly to keep her from leaking away.”
― Ruth Ozeki, A Tale for the Time Being

“She wished to be happy, and fell asleep with an entire sky above her.”
― Amy Zhang, Falling into Place