Amelia

“An infant, in his first sleepiness, must let go of the world; a man must learn to die. What comes between are the grains of sand. Ambition. Loss. Envy. Desire. Hatred. Love. Tenderness. Joy. Shame. Loneliness. Ecstasy. Ache. Surrender.”
― Ethan Canin, A Doubter's Almanac

“Life is meant to be fun, and joyous, and fulfilling.”
― Jim Henson, It's Not Easy Being Green and Other Things to Consider

“Surrealism could not be made up. It was the very electricity of the real.”
― Lorrie Moore, Bark

“A library in the middle of a community is a cross between an emergency exit, a life raft and a festival. They are cathedrals of the mind; hospitals of the soul; theme parks of the imagination.”
― Caitlin Moran, Moranthology