Katherine

“I, Cleo Wilder, do take myself, Cleo Wilder, to be my strongest advocate and my most loyal friend, my loudest cheerleader, and my most trusted confidante.” I pause and gaze out to sea, my palms resting on my knees, my hair swirling around my shoulders in the wind. I acknowledge I haven’t always been my own best friend, and I certainly haven’t always been my own strongest advocate. I’ve lingered too long in toxic relationships, and I’ve told myself to put up with things I’d tell a friend not to tolerate. “I promise to listen to myself, to take the time to hear the voice in my gut, because I know myself better than anyone and I always have my own best interests at heart. I’m wise enough to know when someone is disingenuous, and I know when enough is enough. I also know that I am enough, and I’m brave, and I will succeed. I won’t judge myself too harshly when I get things wrong, because everyone gets things wrong sometimes, but I won’t let myself off the hook without learning lessons either.”
― Josie Silver, One Night on the Island

“Regrets get heavier as you get older.”
― Josie Silver, One Night on the Island

“Life is the stuff that happens in the cracks between your plans and expectations.”
― Josie Silver, One Night on the Island

“separation is made up of a million tiny disassociations that eventually add up to passing someone on the street and barely recognizing them.”
― Josie Silver, One Night on the Island