K Kolstad

“But later there’s a new stage. You can think, observe life, discover something about other people and the truth about yourself. Life becomes real—significant. You see it as a whole. Not just one scene—the scene you, as an actor, are playing. No man or woman is actually himself (or herself) till after forty-five. That’s when individuality has a chance.”
― Agatha Christie, Parker Pyne Investigates

“I suppose it’s one of the many things you have to get comfortable with, if you want to keep going. All the doors that close behind you. Stories that could never have been yours.”
― Emily Dunlay, The Library of Leaving

“The question, then, is not only how time has been measured, but why certain measurements persist while others vanish. What, or who, sustains a calendar?”
― Lily Brooks-Dalton, Ruins

“I walk in loss and so I see. Suffering, everywhere. Small shocks, unthinkable anguish. Yet people find a way to wash the dishes, change the sheets, be kind, carry on. That’s not dull. That is breathtaking. I love them, deeply. People.”
― Jaclyn Moriarty, Time Travel for Beginners