Nicole Rethmeier

“It is the nature of the earth to shift. It is the nature of fragile things to break. It is the nature of fire to burn. And just as it is the nature of men and women to build, it is also in our nature to begin again after disaster. This I know, too.”
― Susan Meissner, The Nature of Fragile Things

“Dweck's research demonstrates that virtually every person can grow in areas of perceived weakness, as long as they assume growth is indeed possible.”
― Amy Julia Becker

“The old religion had nearly ceased to be a faith; at most it was a mere habit of thought and expression”
― Lew Wallace, Ben Hur

“The best antidote for sadness, I have always believed, is tackling something that you don't know how to do.”
― Ruth Reichl, Save Me the Plums: My Gourmet Memoir