Somehow grasping at vanishing snowflakes is like grasping at happiness; an act of possession which instantly gives way to nothing. It
“Theo, one of the hardest things to admit is that we weren’t loved when we needed it most. It’s a terrible feeling, the pain of not being loved.’ She was right, of course. I had”
― The Silent Patient
― The Silent Patient
“But as people say – are you gonna curse the darkness or light a candle? So let me ask you again: what are you going to do about it?”
― I Am Pilgrim
― I Am Pilgrim
“But in informing me that I look youthful, or that I don’t understand because I’m too naive, or asking me if I’m a student when I am clearly a tenured lecturer, these men strip from me more than a decade of professional experience and expertise. The so-called compliment is, in fact, an instant demotion.”
― Notes to Self
― Notes to Self
“And I will ask my students what they would do, if they were not afraid. And I will listen to what they say. And I will remind them, with compassion, that the real failure is to not try.”
― Notes to Self
― Notes to Self
“King said.’ She was referring to one of her favorite quotes: If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way. ‘But,”
― Small Great Things
― Small Great Things
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