As Daisy switched the song to a romantic ballad that she and Mychal were singing, I started thinking about turtles all the way down. I was thinking that maybe the old lady and the scientist were both right. Like, the world is billions of
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“Not all stories speak to all listeners, but all listeners can find a story that does, somewhere, sometime. In one form or another.”
― The Starless Sea
― The Starless Sea

“Life is an illusion created by your perception, and it can be changed the moment you choose to change it.”
― You Are a Badass®: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life
― You Are a Badass®: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life

“But the world is strange and endings are not truly endings no matter how the stars might wish it so.”
― The Starless Sea
― The Starless Sea
“I must work harder to achieve my goal of not seeking approval from those whose approval I'm not even sure is important to me.”
― Someday, Someday, Maybe
― Someday, Someday, Maybe

“He, as much as anyone, knows who and why and what we are:
A family of ramshackle tragedy.
A comic book kapow of boys and blood and beasts.”
― Bridge of Clay
A family of ramshackle tragedy.
A comic book kapow of boys and blood and beasts.”
― Bridge of Clay

OUR SHARED SHELF IS CURRENTLY DORMANT AND NOT MANAGED BY EMMA AND HER TEAM. Dear Readers, As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading ...more
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