Nancy Mccormick

“Many times I wondered why my mom continued to survive, why her body pressed on without her in it, why we couldn’t let this vibrant, beautiful woman go with dignity instead of acting as bystanders to her decline. I’ve learned our culture is not necessarily one of compassion. We champion those who suffer, even while we don’t want to suffer ourselves.”
― Maggie Downs, Braver Than You Think: Around the World on the Trip of My (Mother’s) Lifetime

“We don’t receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us or spare us. —MARCEL PROUST”
― Kristin Hannah, Home Front

“I . . . wish you . . . enough . . . ,” she whispers, sounding exhausted, then closes her eye. “Enough sun to light up your days, enough rain that you appreciate the sun. Enough joy to strengthen your soul, enough pain that you can appreciate life’s small moments of happiness, enough meetings that you can . . . say a farewell . . .”
― Sofia Lundberg, The Red Address Book

“It shows me once again how regret must be risked in order to discover delight. Because the result is wilder, fiercer, and more exhilarating than you’ve imagined. And you? You are much braver than you think.”
― Maggie Downs, Braver Than You Think: Around the World on the Trip of My (Mother’s) Lifetime