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“Maybe that was the trick to life: to notice all the tiny moments in the day when everything else fell away and, for a split second, or maybe even a few seconds, you had no worries, only pleasure, only appreciation of what was right in front of you.”
― Emma Straub, This Time Tomorrow

“Since you, O my Jesus, have been so liberal with your graces toward me and have deigned to give your Blood and your life for me, I am sorry for having acted with so little generosity toward you, who are worthy of all honor and all love. But, O my Jesus, you know my weakness; help me with your powerful grace. In you I confide, O Immaculate Virgin Mary, help me to overcome myself and to become a saint. Amen.”
― Susan Tassone, Day by Day for the Holy Souls in Purgatory: 365 Reflections

“Austen’s novels have the peculiar attribute of being both popular with readers in search of entertainment and endlessly interesting for those who turn to fiction as a source of illumination about literature and the human condition.”
― Ruth Wilson, The Jane Austen Remedy

“Dear self, it's okay to check out for a while, just remember to check back in.”
― Alessandra Olanow, I Used to Have a Plan: But Life Had Other Ideas