Ninon

“Who hurt you, once,
so far beyond repair
that you would meet each overture
with curling lip?
While we, who knew you well,
your friends, (the focus of your scorn)
could see your courage in the face of fear,
your wit, and thoughtfulness,
and will remember you
with something close to love.”
― Louise Penny, Bury Your Dead

“We must be willing to let go of the life we planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us.”
― Joseph Campbell

“Long dead and buried in another town My mother isn’t finished with me yet.”
― Louise Penny, The Madness of Crowds