Jessie

“The inability to open up to hope is what blocks trust, and blocked trust is the reason for blighted dreams.”
― Elizabeth Gilbert

“If you have a sister and she dies, do you stop saying you have one? Or are you always a sister, even when the other half of the equation is gone?”
― Jodi Picoult, My Sister's Keeper

“You don't need water to feel like you're drowning, do you?”
― Jodi Picoult, Nineteen Minutes

“Americans have an inability to relax into sheer pleasure.Ours is an entertainment seeking-nation, but not necessarily a pleasure-seeking one....This is the cause of that great sad American stereotype- the overstressed executive who goes on vacation, but who cannot relax.”
― Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat, Pray, Love