Tuisku

“A day goes by. Every shiver of grass counts. The shallows and dapples in air that give grass life are like water. The bobcat returns nightly. During easy jags of sleep the dog’s dream-paws chase coyotes. I ride to the sheep. Empty sky, an absolute blue. Empty heart. Sunburned face blotches brown. Another layer of skin to peel, to meet myself again in the mirror. A plane passes overhead—probably the government trapper. I’m waving hello, but he speeds away.”
― Gretel Ehrlich, The Solace of Open Spaces

“He contained, even at an early age, a stirring and the desire to stir.”
― Patti Smith, Just Kids

“When children cannot find their experience and emotions – even (and especially) their fears, jealousy, sadness, and anger – reflected in the stories they read, two things can happen, both bad.
Kids may abandon reading and seek out art and media that better reflects their lives. Or, instead of deciding that there must be something wrong with books, children may decide that there must be something wrong with themselves, and become ashamed of the very human feeling, which adults have excluded from their literature.”
― Mac Barnett, Make Believe: On Telling Stories to Children

“Cyrus prided himself in descending from people comfortable sitting in uncertainty. He himself knew little about anything and tried to remember that. He read once about a Sufi prayer that went “Lord, increase my bewilderment.” That was the prayer in its entirety.”
― Kaveh Akbar, Martyr!