Auggie

“i often daydream about the woman i’ll be
when i leave the rush of
my insecure twenties
and pick up self-assurance on the way
i can’t wait to make
my eighteen-year-old self jealous
of the hell i raise
roaring into my thirties and forties
my soul becoming
more potent with age
at fifty i’ll sit with
my wrinkles and silver hair
laughing about the adventures
we’ve had together
talking about the countless more
in the decades ahead
what a privilege it is
to grow into the
finest version of myself
- aging”
― Rupi Kaur, Home Body

“The mind was a curse: its ability to go back in time to regret and hop into the future to hope and worry was not a blessing”
― Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, Kintu

“And sometimes I have kept my feelings to myself, because I could find no language to describe them in.”
― Jane Austen

“In my experience, those who have the greatest respect for the rules also take the most enjoyment in breaking them.”
― Lucy Foley, The Guest List