Susan Hampe

“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

“Those that came before me, who built Okinawa back up from nothing after it was made into ash in the Battle of Okinawa, who did not lose their rational minds under an irrational occupation - they showed us what human beings could be and face all of this square on. They are the backbone of this society.”
― Susumu Higa, Okinawa

“I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo.
"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

“What was it like to love him? Asked Gratitude.
It was like being exhumed, I answered, and brought to life in a flash of brilliance.

What was it like to be loved in return? Asked Joy.
It was like being seen after a perpetual darkness, I replied. To be heard after a lifetime of silence.

What was it like to lose him? Asked Sorrow. There was a long pause before I responded:

It was like hearing every goodbye ever said to me—said all at once.”
― Lang Leav, Love & Misadventure