Jenny

“We want to imagine that people are consistent, steady, stable. We define who they are, create descriptions to lock them on a page, divide them up by their likes, talents, beliefs. Then we pretend some—perhaps most—are better than we are, because they stick to their definitions, while we never quite fit ours. Truth is, people are as fluid as time is. We adapt to our situation like water in a strangely shaped jug, though it might take us a little while to ooze into all the little nooks. Because we adapt, we sometimes don’t recognize how twisted, uncomfortable, or downright wrong the container is that we’ve been told to inhabit.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Tress of the Emerald Sea

“People living in actual crises aren't looking for the perfect solution, they're looking for any solution. Telling them they're wrong, that there are facts they haven't considered, is missing the point.”
― Brennan Lee Mulligan, Strong Female Protagonist: Book Two

“The thing with stories is if you hear enough ones about freedom, about escape, true or not, you begin to think they're possible for you.”
― Chip Zdarsky, Stillwater, Vol. 3: Border Crossing

“Age is irrelevant in grief; at issue is not how old he was but how loved.”
― Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Notes on Grief