Kaeli

“Women sometimes have the problem of trying to judge by artificial light how a dress will look by daylight. That is very like the problem of all of us: to dress our souls not for the electric lights of the present world but for the daylight of the next. The good dress is the one that will face that light. For that light will last longer.”
― C.S. Lewis, The Business of Heaven: Daily Readings from C. S. Lewis

“You've got to be responsible for your own happiness - you can't expect it to come flopping through the door like a parcel.”
― Julian Barnes, Talking It Over

“When the number of options available is limited, it is foolish to fuss and fret. We should instead simply choose the best of them and get on with life. To behave otherwise is to waste precious time and energy.”
― William B. Irvine, The Stoic Challenge: A Philosopher's Guide to Becoming Tougher, Calmer, and More Resilient

“No emotion is the final one.”
― Jeanette Winterson, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit