Kirsten

“The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough.”
― Aimee Nezhukumatathil, World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments

“But I think I cannot own a thing and love it at the same time. Owning diminishes the innate sovereignty of a thing, enriching the possessor and reducing the possessed. -- Barbara Kingsolver writes, 'It's going to take the most selfless kind of love to do right by what we cherish and give it the protection to flourish outside our possessive embrace'.”
― Robin Wall Kimmerer, Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses

“We've learned that quiet isn't always peace.”
― Amanda Gorman, Call Us What We Carry

“Poirot, if there's anything to be found here for God's sake go ahead and find it.”
― Agatha Christie, Death on the Nile