Steph Anya

“People who cannot connect through work, friendships, or family usually find other ways of bonding, as through illnesses, lawsuits, or family feuds. Anything is preferable to that godforsaken sense of irrelevance and alienation.”
― Bessel A. van der Kolk, The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma

“just outside San Francisco. “It’s called the Blue Heron Inn,” she told me. “It’s the most idyllic place I’ve ever seen. Romantic and cozy, with this roaring fire and lovely patio—just a few minutes from Muir Beach.”
― Emily Henry, People We Meet on Vacation

“True peace is not merely the absence of tension: it is the presence of justice.”
― Martin Luther King Jr.

“You can say things with food that you can’t quite with words sometimes.”
― Ashely Poston