Erin

“After all, what can a first impression tell us about someone we’ve just met for a minute in the lobby of a hotel? For that matter, what can a first impression tell us about anyone? Why, no more than a chord can tell us about Beethoven, or a brushstroke about Botticelli. By their very nature, human beings are so capricious, so complex, so delightfully contradictory, that they deserve not only our consideration, but our reconsideration—and our unwavering determination to withhold our opinion until we have engaged with them in every possible setting at every possible hour.”
― Amor Towles, A Gentleman in Moscow

“We must own our reactions. We can’t make excuses for them. But my mom always told me we shouldn’t feel guilty for them either. That’s us at our rawest. Our most honest. The most important thing to do after the fact is to own them and work toward being better.”
― L.T. Ryan, Whisper of Bones

“The truth is, the harder we are, the easier we shatter. It takes some softness to absorb life’s blows.”
― Amy Harmon, The Unknown Beloved

“This world is not the only home. This world is for practice to get things right.”
― Kathleen Grissom, The Kitchen House