The Phoenix

“Immortality isn't a blessing" she'd said. "It's a curse. It is the fleeting nature of life that makes it special. It's like the seasons. If there were only Summer, it would lose its glow and you would pine for the cold.”
― Sarah Govett, We Go On Forever

“It is seldom that liberty of any kind is lost all at once.”
― David Hume

“To look at something is to fill your whole life with it, if only briefly.”
― Ocean Vuong, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

“Religion is lived by people who are afraid of hell. Spirituality is lived by people who have been through hell.”
― Richard Rohr, Breathing Underwater