Cat Peters

“Culture isn't just what we encourage but what we allow to happen.”
― Fredrik Backman, Us Against You

“Humans need community, for our emotional health. We need connection, a sense of belonging. We are not built to thrive in isolation.”
― Ann Napolitano, Dear Edward

“he learns that people will always choose a simple lie over a complicated truth, because the lie has one unbeatable advantage: the truth always has to stick to what actually happened, whereas the lie just has to be easy to believe.”
― Fredrik Backman, Us Against You

“It's one of those tranquil days when the river reflects the brisk blue of the December sky and the pale winter sun, and the wind ripples the face of the water like brushstrokes on a painting. You look at it all and you hope maybe there'll come a day when no trouble seems very important anymore and this is all you see when your mind goes still.”
― Jeff Zentner, In the Wild Light