Lily

“Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer's day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time.”
― John Lubbock, The Use Of Life

“Water does not resist. Water flows. When you plunge your hand into it, all you feel is a caress. Water is not a solid wall, it will not stop you. But water always goes where it wants to go, and nothing in the end can stand against it. Water is patient. Dripping water wears away a stone. Remember that, my child. Remember you are half water. If you can't go through an obstacle, go around it. Water does.”
― Margaret Atwood, The Penelopiad

“People, even well-intentioned people, were always trying to take away our quiet little successes and joys and replace them with big, overarching fears.”
― Alice Pung, Laurinda

“I never tell them about our lives. You know why? It is not because I am ashamed. It is because some things are just good, too good to be judged.”
― Alice Pung, Laurinda