“I am starting to get tired of relying on words. They are full of meaning, yes, but they lack sensation. Writing to her is not the same as seeing her face as she listens. hearing back from her is not the same as hearing her voice. I have always been grateful for technology, but now it feels as if there's a little hitch of separation woven into any digital interaction. I want to be there, and this scares me. All my usual disconnected comforts are bieng taken away, now that I see the greater comfort of presence.”
― Every Day
― Every Day
“Our lives are not our own. We are bound to others, past and present, and by each crime and every kindness, we birth our future.”
― Cloud Atlas
― Cloud Atlas
“Tell me a way you think this can work."
"We'll find a way," I tell her.
"That's not an answer. It's a hope."
"Hope's gotten us this far. Not answers.”
― Every Day
"We'll find a way," I tell her.
"That's not an answer. It's a hope."
"Hope's gotten us this far. Not answers.”
― Every Day
“It's a small world. It keeps recrossing itself.”
― Cloud Atlas
― Cloud Atlas
“I notice you, I want to say. Even when no one else does, I do. I will.”
― Every Day
― Every Day
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