Gail

“A friend had said to me once, “Whenever I don’t know what to do, I watch what I am doing.” And what I was doing that year was leaving, even though I had not yet left.”
― Elizabeth Strout, Oh William!

“How easy life is when it's easy, and how hard when it's hard.”
― Philip Roth, The Professor of Desire

“Evil almost always starts with small cruelties.”
― Will Schwalbe, The End of Your Life Book Club

“Mom had always taught all of us to examine decisions by reversibility--that is, to hedge our bets. When you couldn't decide between two things, she suggested you choose the one that allowed you to change course if necessary. Not the road less traveled but the road with the exit ramp.”
― Will Schwalbe, The End of Your Life Book Club