“To be honest, I don’t know who I was before but I must do the work to find out”
― The Chaos of Longing
― The Chaos of Longing
“Because people often ask, I’ll say it here directly: I have no intention of running for office, ever. I’ve never been a fan of politics, and my experience over the last ten years has done little to change that. I continue to be put off by the nastiness—the tribal segregation of red and blue, this idea that we’re supposed to choose one side and stick to it, unable to listen and compromise, or sometimes even to be civil. I do believe that at its best, politics can be a means for positive change, but this arena is just not for me.”
― Becoming
― Becoming
“Dominance, even the threat of it, is a form of dehumanization. It’s the ugliest kind of power.”
― Becoming
― Becoming
“the art of letting you go hasn’t been a graceful one.”
― The Chaos of Longing
― The Chaos of Longing
“It’s a sensation I’ve come to love as I’ve traveled more, the way a new place signals itself instantly and without pretense. The air has a different weight from what you’re used to; it carries smells you can’t quite identify, a faint whiff of wood smoke or diesel fuel, maybe, or the sweetness of something blooming in the trees. The same sun comes up, but looking slightly different from what you know.”
― Becoming
― Becoming
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