Anne

“I’d chosen the regret I could live with best, that’s all.”
― Sue Monk Kidd, The Invention of Wings

“I’ve sometimes regretted the women I’ve been.

There have been so many: daughter, sister, cop, tough broad, several kinds of whore, jilted lover, ideal wife, heroine, killer.

I’ll provide the truth of them all, inasmuch as I’m capable of telling the truth.

Keeping secrets, telling lies, they require the same skill. Both become a habit, almost an addiction, that’s hard to break even with the people closest to you, out of the business.

They say never trust a woman who tells you her age; if she can’t keep that secret, she can’t keep yours.

I’m fifty-nine.”
― Becky Masterman

“Whether with an entire day, or periods of time set aside every day, your soul needs rest. Not a change of scenery or a spiritual retreat — those are fine and may contribute to rest. But to remain healthy, our souls need solitude with no agenda, no distractions, no noise. If someone asks you what you did in your “time apart,” the correct response should be, “Nothing.” Doing nothing does wonders for the soul.”
― John Ortberg, Soul Keeping: Caring For the Most Important Part of You

“The revenant, he knew, searched for him.”
― Michael Punke, The Revenant