Lesa

“They had only ever discussed books but what, in this life, is more personal than books?”
― Gabrielle Zevin, The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

“What good is always being happy? Sadness hints at the possibility of a future reward.”
― Daniel Wallace, The Kings and Queens of Roam

“Her time has come," answered Miss Lizzie. "That's why I didn't marry Harvey - long ago when he asked me. I was afraid of 'that'. So afraid." "I don't know," Miss Lizzie said. "Sometimes I think it's better to suffer bitter unhappiness and to fight and to scream out, and even to suffer that terrible pain, than just to be safe." She waited until the next scream died away. "At least she knows she's living.”
― Betty Smith, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

“David W. Orr writes, in The Nature of Design, “We are losing the capacity to say what we really mean and ultimately to think about what we mean. We are losing the capacity for articulate intelligence about the things that matter most.”
― Phil Cousineau, Wordcatcher: An Odyssey into the World of Weird and Wonderful Words