Emma Noble

“According to the creation story in the biblical book of Genesis, God said, “Let there be light.” I like to imagine that light replied, saying, “God, I have to wait for my twin brother, darkness, to be with me. I can’t be there without the darkness.” God asked, “Why do you need to wait? Darkness is there.” Light answered, “In that case, then I am also already there.”
― Thích Nhất Hạnh, No Mud, No Lotus: The Art of Transforming Suffering

“As the Zen master Suzuki Roshi put it, “In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s there are few.”
― Pema Chödrön, The Places That Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times

“Is everyone the same as they were ten years ago?” Of course, the fact that I don’t listen to Yo La Tengo anymore isn’t the same as fully believing, as I have done, that there are cameras installed in my shower.”
― Esmé Weijun Wang, The Collected Schizophrenias: Essays

“You will bow before your Queen.” Casteel eyed the Atlantian coolly. “Or you will bleed before her. It is your choice.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, The ​Crown of Gilded Bones