Tasha Clark

“The trick, Lena, baby, is to cherish yo' own little piece of earth, but not to get tied to it. 'Cause it ain't nothin' but a piece a' dust, like us, our bodies, that's gon' come and go.”
― Tina McElroy Ansa, The Hand I Fan With

“Adoration means concentrating on what is essential: ridding ourselves of useless things and addictions that anesthetize the heart and confound the mind.”
― Pope Francis

“On the night you finally tell him, take him out to dinner. Translate the entrees for him. When you are home, lying in bed together, tell him that you are going to leave. He will look panicked, but not surprised. Perhaps he will say, Look, I don't care who else you're seeing or anything: what is your reason?

Do not attempt to bandy words. Tell him you do not love him anymore. It will make him cry, rivulets wending their way into his ears. You will start to feel sick. He will say something like: Well, you lose some, you lose some. You are supposed to laugh. Ex-hale. Blow your nose. Flick off the light. Have a sense of humor, he will whisper into the black. Have a heart.

Make him breakfast. He will want to know where you will go. Reply: To the actor. Or: To the hunchbacks. He will not eat your break-fast. He will glare at it, stir it around the plate with a fork, and then hurl it against the wall.”
― Lorrie Moore, Self-Help

“Remember, nothing is permanent. Everything will change whether we like it or not. One day I would be gone. Your father and mother too would go one day. Do not attach yourself too much to anyone or anything.”
― Bana, The Boy who would be King: *Marudhunayagam*