Chelsea

“Unfortunately, stupidity, like rust and weeds and lies and mould, tends to spread.”
― Michel Faber, D: A Tale of Two Worlds

“Everyone has another self inside them who comes out when they feel the time is right. For most people, that second self is summoned by fear or panic, which are similar and not the same. For others, that second self is brought out by the feeling of love or safety. The trick with second selves is not learning how to get rid of them -- which can't be done, no matter how hard a person tries -- but finding a way to teach them to be kinder, one simple step at a time. Even second selves can be taught the way of walking through the world transmuting harm into healing; even second selves can grow.”
― A. Deborah Baker, Along the Saltwise Sea

“Is the need to love greater than the need to hate?”
― Theodor Kallifatides, Slaget om Troja

“It is true that we have many ways of coping with loss,’ he said. ‘And grief is never rational.”
― Anthony Horowitz, Magpie Murders