Nia

“And now let us believe in a long year that is given to us, new, untouched, full of things that have never been, full of work that has never been done, full of tasks, claims, and demands; and let us see that we learn to take it without letting fall too much of what it has to bestow upon those who demand of it necessary, serious, and great things.”
― Rainer Maria Rilke, Letters of Rainer Maria Rilke, 1892-1910

“He learned not to mind the silences.”
― Jhumpa Lahiri, Interpreter of Maladies

“The world breaks everyone, and afterward, many are strong at the broken places.”
― Ernest Hemingway

“If only we could have met each other sooner. We had led such poor and fragile lives, each alone.”
― Kyung-sook Shin, I'll Be Right There