mlady_rebecca

“Yes,” Mom said. “People may want to kill themselves. But no one wants to be depressed, or in pain, or lonely, or hurt.”
― Will Schwalbe, The End of Your Life Book Club

“It’s a Buddhist meditation that Teza uses to calm his mind, to put aside not just the physical pain but the sadness and rage he’s feeling: He starts to whisper a prayer. “Whatever beings there are, may they be free from suffering. Whatever beings there are, may they be free from enmity. Whatever beings there are, may they be free from hurtfulness. Whatever beings there are, may they be free from ill health. Whatever beings there are, may they be able to protect their own happiness.” “I particularly like that last phrase,” Mom said. “About protecting your own happiness.” “But how can you protect your own happiness when you can’t control the beatings?” I asked. “That’s the point, Will. You can’t control the beatings. But maybe you can have some control over your happiness. As long as he can, well then, he still has something worth living for. And when he’s no longer able, he knows he’s done all he can.” In my mind, I replaced the word beatings with cancer.”
― Will Schwalbe, The End of Your Life Book Club

“It worked because, lo and behold, she suddenly remembered her good friend Ariel mentioning she’d seen a strange guy hanging around in the neighborhood.”

“I’m shocked and stunned. What does lo mean? I get the behold, but what is lo and why is it always handing with behold?”

“Behold must like it because it always lets lo come first.”
― J.D. Robb, Faithless in Death

“I felt safe."

I watched as he swallowed what I'd said. I felt safe Something so simple, yet it meant everything to me.

Donovan closed the gap between us and brushed a lock of hair behind my ear. "I want to give you the world, but you just gave it to me by saying that, Red.”
― Vi Keeland, The Spark