Ellen Li

“We have all hurt someone tremendously, whether by intent or accident. We have all loved someone tremendously, whether by intent or accident. it is an intrinsic human trait, and a deep responsibility, I think, to be an organ and a blade. But, learning to forgive ourselves and others because we have not chosen wisely is what makes us most human. We make horrible mistakes. It's how we learn. We breathe love. It's how we learn. And it is inevitable.”
― Nayyira Waheed

“No credit given for all the extra miles that take you nowhere.”
― Barbara Kingsolver, Demon Copperhead

“Dieter Rams gave us less, but better and the world is a better place for it. Here I’m giving the world more, but worse and no doubt the world is poorer for it.”
― Silas Jelley

“Tommy, though. Smart as hell, he could think himself out of any hole, but then would crawl back into it and sit there. It was like he chose the shit end of the stick, so nobody else would get it. A hard thing to watch.”
― Barbara Kingsolver, Demon Copperhead