Jeanette

“Do you like Moby Dick?" he asks.

"I hate it," she says. "And I don't say that about many things. Teachers assign it, and parents are happy because their kids are reading something of 'quality.' But it's forcing kids to read books like that that make them think they hate reading.”
― Gabrielle Zevin, The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

“But Tuesday teaches me that part of living well in ordinary time is letting this day be good. Letting this day be a gift. Letting this day be filled with plenty. And if it all goes wrong and my work turns to dust? This is my kind reminder that outcomes are beyond the scope of my job description.”
― Emily P. Freeman, Simply Tuesday: Small-Moment Living in a Fast-Moving World

“I can't prevent storms from coming, but I can decide not to invent my own.”
― Emily P. Freeman, Simply Tuesday: Small-Moment Living in a Fast-Moving World

“Simple living is about being authentic and living an examined life and if you’ve thought about the values you want to live by, be confident and stick with them no matter what others around you are doing.”
― Rhonda Hetzel, Down to Earth