Stephanie Cox

“Bright Idea #89: If you ever don't know which direction to go in, or you start moving in the right direction but then get lost along the way, don't get rattled and start moving fast, this way and that. Instead, stand still and be quiet. Then you'll be showed which way to go.”
― Sandra Kring, The Book of Bright Ideas

“I like that library books have secret lives. All those hands that have held them. All those eyes that have read them.”
― Neela Vaswani, Same Sun Here

“When you have a child, you have to put things aside, though. You have to live for them, if not for yourself. I was aware of this. I knowed that I could not let myself die inside, so I struggled through and made a way for myself. Most important, I tried to find a way to get joy into my life. I made a way for the possibility of joy. I looked for it anywhere I could find it. I got up early and stepped out onto the porch to see day come in.”
― Silas House, A Parchment of Leaves

“Well, sometimes love seems easy. Like..it's easy to love rain...and hawks. And it's easy to love wild plums...and the moon. But with people, seems like love's a hard thing to know. It gets all mixed up. I mean, you can love one person in one way and another person in another way. But how do you know you love the right one in every way?

I'm not sure, but I think you'll know. I think if it's the right person, it'll be better than rain, hawks and wild plums. Even better than the moon. I think it'll be better than all that put together.”
― Billie Letts