Sydney

“Roses would be annoying weeds if the blooms never withered and died. Beauty resides in the knowledge that it doesn’t last.”
― Abraham Verghese, The Covenant of Water

“Successive layers overlap; the resulting gloom deters less shade-tolerant species from growing and makes beech forests, which lack shrubs close to the group, strangely quiet.”
― Jonathan Drori, Around the World in 80 Trees

“When a woman finally learns that pleasing the world is impossible, she becomes free to learn how to please herself.”
― Glennon Doyle, Untamed

“Blessed are those brave enough to make things awkward, for they wake us up and move us forward.”
― Glennon Doyle, Untamed