Alexandra B

“Hiraeth. It`s Welsh. Means, `a longing for a place or time that`s lost or inaccessible.` I used to feel it all the time, and I didn`t know why. Books came closest to scratching that itch.”
― Isla Jewell, Books & Bewitchment

“When I read a book, I go somewhere else, somewhere special and private where the story is mine alone”
― Isla Jewell, Books & Bewitchment

“peace. it does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. it means to be in the midst of those things and still be calm in your heart.”
― Lori Gottlieb, Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed

“From time to time, Wendell and I have discussed the ways parental relationships evolve in midlife as people shift from blaming their parents to taking full responsibility for their lives. It’s what Wendell calls “the changing of the guard.” Whereas in their younger years, people often come to therapy to understand why their parents won’t act in ways they wish, later on, people come to figure out how to manage what is. And so my question about my mother has gone from “Why can’t she change?” to “Why can’t I?”
― Lori Gottlieb, Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed