Ran Xia

“You never conquer a mountain. You stand on the summit a few brief minutes and then the wind blows away your footprints”
― Arlene Blum

“199. For to wish to forget how much you loved someone—and then, to actually forget—can feel, at times, like the slaughter of a beautiful bird who chose, by nothing short of grace, to make a habitat of your heart.”
― Maggie Nelson, Bluets