Laura Porter

“My heart started racing, not the bad kind of heart racing, like I'm going to die. But the good kind of heart racing, like, Hello, can I help you with something? If not, please step aside because I'm about to kick the shit out of life.”
― Maria Semple, Where'd You Go, Bernadette

“there are things you have to do for yourself, even if everyone else thinks you’re crazy.”
― Elizabeth Kostova, The Shadow Land

“Being with you is as good as being alone.”
― Abbi Waxman, The Bookish Life of Nina Hill

“To focus, I think of how dogs are witnesses. How they are present for our most private moments, how they are there when we think of ourselves as alone. They witness our quarrels, our tears, our struggles, our fears, and all of our secret behaviors that we have to hide from our fellow humans. They witness without judgment.”
― Steven Rowley, Lily and the Octopus