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“How much resilience did we have? What was our limit? What would be left in the end? The uncertainty alone felt like a threat, a thing that could drown us.”
― Michelle Obama, Becoming

“Always think about what you’re really being asked to give. Because the answer is often a piece of your life, usually in exchange for something you don’t even want. Remember, that’s what time is. It’s your life, it’s your flesh and blood, that you can never get back.”
― Ryan Holiday, Stillness is the Key

“Connectedness counters the pull of addictive behaviors. It is the key.”
― Bruce D. Perry, What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing

“The point of this language of “intention” and “personal responsibility” is broad exoneration. Mistakes were made. Bodies were broken. People were enslaved. We meant well. We tried our best. “Good intention” is a hall pass through history, a sleeping pill that ensures the Dream.”
― Ta-Nehisi Coates, Between the World and Me