Bonnie

“Or perhaps you’ve tethered your self-esteem to the most crazy-making standard of all, ‘realizing your potential’ – which means you’ll never get to rest, because how can you ever be sure there’s not a little more potential left to realize?”
― Oliver Burkeman, Meditations for Mortals: Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts

“Librarians, of all people, understood the value of knowing, even if that information could not yet be used.”
― Celeste Ng, Our Missing Hearts

“The rule makers don't want us to know each other in real life, they want us to know "of" each other only, and fearfully at that; you'll see it on the nightly news in every region. Meeting, in person, as many people as possible is what smashes the illusion that we have no connection with "us" beyond some racist anthems and the pledge of allegiance.”
― Neko Case, The Harder I Fight the More I Love You: A Memoir

“The idea that regret is a fair but tough teacher can really piss people off. “No regrets” has become synonymous with daring and adventure, but I disagree. The idea of “no regrets” doesn’t mean living with courage, it means living without reflection. To live without regret is to believe we have nothing to learn, no amends to make, and no opportunity to be braver with our lives.”
― Brené Brown, Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience