Alicia

“I am not suggesting that everything bad that happens to us is sent directly by a knowing hand—cooked up specially for our personal development. Nor do I mean that by using the stuff of life as grist for the mill you will learn what you need to learn and move on into a problem-free world. And I also don’t recommend courting drama and disaster so that you can be broken open to the truth. A catastrophe is not a sign that God has singled you out for greatness. What I do mean is that you can use anything—everything—as a wake-up call; you can find a treasure trove of information about yourself and the world in the big trials and the little annoyances of daily life. If you turn around and face yourself in times of loss and pain, you will be given the key to a more truthful—and therefore a more joyful—life.”
― Elizabeth Lesser, Broken Open: How Difficult Times Can Help Us Grow

“The loneliest moment in someone’s life is when they are watching their whole world fall apart, and all they can do is stare blankly.”
― F. Scott Fitzgerald

“No one tells you that it hurts this much to be a grown-up. That people are so complicated they end up hurting each other to self preserve.”
― Tarryn Fisher, F*ck Love

“Open your eyes and see what you can with them before they close forever.”
― Anthony Doerr, All the Light We Cannot See