Phathiswa

“That's what people do. They pick up the pieces of what they have and move on. Civilizations were built on this very principle.”
― Kunal Nayyar, Yes, My Accent Is Real: and Some Other Things I Haven't Told You

“You see, love doesn't belong to anyone, You can't force it on someone and you can't take it away from someone. The more you try to hold on to it and keep it for yourself, the more fleeting it is.”
― Kunal Nayyar, Yes, My Accent Is Real: and Some Other Things I Haven't Told You

“You only need one ray of light to chase all the shadows away,”
― Fredrik Backman, A Man Called Ove

“The kaleidoscope of experiences you have had this year are deeply meaningful and have enhanced your perspective on what actually matters. You have seen firsthand how fleeting and fragile life is and it has changed your DNA. Your tolerance for bullshit is lessening and although you are not always graceful with how you fight back, I love that you are a scrappy little lady. You are bored with the value system you see celebrated around you. Compromise is sometimes just manipulation and you are learning to identify that. You see a need for more people, women especially, to push back against the system that is in place and you've decided to do more of that. This experience will only turn up the volume on your voice the next time around. Hell yes to this and go go go.”
― Sara Bareilles, Sounds Like Me: My Life (So Far) in Song