Amber Dickerson

“... maybe it takes a long time to figure out what you're truly searching for. Maybe you spend your whole life just to figure out a small part of it."

"I don't know. I think maybe I've been wasting my time, just doing nothing."

"I don't think so. It's important to stand still sometimes. Think of it as a little rest in the long journey of your life. This is your harbor. And your boat is just dropping anchor here for a little while. And after you're well rested, you can set sail again.”
― Satoshi Yagisawa, Days at the Morisaki Bookshop

“In refusing to be a stepping stone, she had made herself a boot.”
― M.L. Wang, Blood Over Bright Haven

“When frustrated tears finally broke over his lashes, he attempted to squeeze them away, but Eridanys noticed. He sighed, using his thumbs to wipe them from Alba’s cheeks before they could drip all the way down.
“There’s enough salt in the sea,” he whispered. “Don’t add to it with tears, Albatross.”
― Kellen Graves, A Bone in His Teeth

“The key to meaningful work is in the decision to keep returning to the efforts you find important. Not in getting everything right every time.”
― Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout