Mantra

“I was not ladylike, nor was I manly. I was something else altogether. There were so many different ways to be beautiful.”
― Michael Cunningham, A Home at the End of the World

“I believe in the power of the imagination to remake the world, to release the truth within us, to hold back the night, to transcend death, to charm motorways, to ingratiate ourselves with birds, to enlist the confidences of madmen.”
― J.G. Ballard

“One eye sees, the other feels.”
― Paul Klee

“This is an interesting planet. It deserves all the attention you can give it.”
― Marilynne Robinson, Gilead