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Once you name something, it stops you seeing the whole of it, or why it matters. You focus on the word, which is just the tiniest part, really, the tip of an iceberg.
“Sometimes it seems the universe just wants to be noticed.”
― The Fault in Our Stars
― The Fault in Our Stars
“I had grown accustomed to solo trips through hell over the years. It seemed counterintuitive to invite company.”
― The September House
― The September House
“For me, becoming isn’t about arriving somewhere or achieving a certain aim. I see it instead as forward motion, a means of evolving, a way to reach continuously toward a better self. The journey doesn’t end.”
― Becoming
― Becoming
“This wasn’t my first time trying to prepare a meal while dodging the fangs of a dead child who wished me bodily harm.”
― The September House
― The September House
“Do we settle for the world as it is, or do we work for the world as it should be?”
― Becoming
― Becoming
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