Jessica Persons

“There are a few times in life when you leap up and the past that you'd been standing on falls away behind you, and the future you mean to land on is not yet in place, and for a moment you're suspended knowing nothing and no one, not even yourself.”
― Ann Patchett, The Dutch House

“But part of getting to know yourself is to unknow yourself—to let go of the limiting stories you’ve told yourself about who you are so that you aren’t trapped by them, so you can live your life and not the story you’ve been telling yourself about your life.”
― Lori Gottlieb, Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed

“You threw me to the crows, but it turns out I prefer them to you.”
― Madeline Miller, Circe

“Soft and persistent rain penetrates the earth better than a storm. I need to be patient with him.”
― Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai, The Mountains Sing