Joseph

“That luminous part of you that exists beyond personality–your soul, if you will–is as bright and shining as any that has ever been....Clear away everything that keeps you separate from this secret luminous place. Believe it exists, come to know it better, nurture it, share its fruits tirelessly.”
― George Saunders

“The mind I love must have wild places.”
― Katherine Mansfield

“We must come to see that the end we seek is a society at peace with itself, a society that can live with its conscience.”
― Martin Luther King Jr.

“Ending a novel is almost like putting a child to sleep—it can't be done abruptly.”
― Colm Tóibín