Bonnie

“Yes, we should feel free to critique the Poppy Fields, like all institutions." the commenter wrote. "But they've received *hundreds of thousands* of applicants. Should we be more distressed by the fact that so many of our fellow humans are living in such deep despair? Think of how severely they muse by hurting. Think of how badly we must be failing them. Maybe if we found a way to connect with each other more, to give each other a little more compassion and grace, to ask people what they need from us instead of always making assumptions, then maybe no one would fee the need to sleep there anymore...”
― Nikki Erlick, The Poppy Fields

“With the impressionists I like to stand very, very close " Gabriel said, stopping his face barely an inch from the canvas. "The colors here are chaotic; it makes no sense. Then as you slowly move"-- he stepped back just a half step, and then another --"you can see the colors come together. No longer chaos, they work together; they become something greater. I think life is like this: in the moment, you can't make sense of it, but later, at the distance, it will all become clear.”
― Kate Macintosh, The Champagne Letters: A Novel

“Gertie had come to realize that wars weren't fought by generals and politicians. They were fought by armies of ordinary people battling, struggling and holding one another up as they pushed onward. Ordinary people living through extraordinary times, making a difference through small endeavors and vast courage.”
― Annie Lyons, The Air Raid Book Club

“Tears were meant to drip.”
― Kate Fagan, The Three Lives of Cate Kay