Bryan

“My mama always compared bad thoughts to a bird in a barn. If a bird flies into the barn, you can acknowledge that there’s a bird in the barn, but you don’t have to suddenly make a nest for it. Just let the bird fly in and it’ll eventually fly out.” Which is, in essence, cognitive behavioral therapy”
― Rachel Bloom, I Want to Be Where the Normal People Are

“the measure of a Jedi. Anyone can fight, given a weapon and an enemy. Anyone can use a lightsaber, given due training or even good luck. But to stand and wait—to have so much patience and fortitude—that, Obi-Wan, is a greater achievement than you can know. Few could have accomplished it.”
― Elizabeth Schaefer, Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View

“Books are the perfect entertainment: no commercials, no batteries, hours of enjoyment for each dollar spent. What I wonder is why everybody doesn't carry a book around for those inevitable dead spots in life.”
― Stephen King

“That’s not how grief works. Grief is a … whew. I can’t even say the word I want to say and keep it PG-13! Grief doesn’t care about your timeline. Grief doesn’t care about your neat little boxes. Grief is so messy. Some days, I was really negative. Everything sucked. Everyone sucked. Basketball sucked. Life sucked.”
― A'ja Wilson, Dear Black Girls: How to Be True to You