Gillian

“To my earlier self I would like to say, “Relax. The story will come in due time. Trust your characters. Let them tell you what happens next.”
― Anne Tyler, A Spool of Blue Thread

“But still, you know how it is when you’re missing a loved one. You try to turn every stranger into the person you were hoping for. You hear a certain piece of music and right away you tell yourself that he could have changed his clothing style, could have gained a ton of weight, could have acquired a car and then parked that car in front of another family’s house. “It’s him!” you say. “He came! We knew he would; we always …” But then you hear how pathetic you sound, and your words trail off into silence, and your heart breaks.”
― Anne Tyler, A Spool of Blue Thread

“The heads of strong old age are beautiful / Beyond all grace of youth”
― Robinson Jeffers

“Don't stop short of your goal”
― Alice Randall, Ada's Rules: A Sexy Skinny Novel