“Life wasn’t about avoiding suffering.”
― When Breath Becomes Air
― When Breath Becomes Air
“I expected to feel only empty and heartbroken after Paul died. It never occurred to me that you could love someone the same way after he was gone, that I would continue to feel such love and gratitude alongside the terrible sorrow, the grief so heavy that at times I shiver and moan under the weight of it.”
― When Breath Becomes Air
― When Breath Becomes Air
“Happiness is not having what you want, but wanting what you have. —”
― Goodbye, Things: The New Japanese Minimalism
― Goodbye, Things: The New Japanese Minimalism
“Be ready. Be seated. See what courage sounds like. See how brave it is to reveal yourself in this way. But above all, see what it is to still live, to profoundly influence the lives of others after you are gone, by your words.”
― When Breath Becomes Air
― When Breath Becomes Air
“Want to know how to make yourself instantly unhappy? Compare yourself with someone else.”
― Goodbye, Things: The New Japanese Minimalism
― Goodbye, Things: The New Japanese Minimalism
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