Tiel

“Time seems to overlap, like the shadows of leave pressing down on other leave, layer upon layer.”
― Tan Twan Eng, The Gift of Rain

“It is pointless to be any less than all you can be.”
― Nick Bantock, The Morning Star: In Which the Extraordinary Correspondence of Griffin & Sabine is Illuminated

“We are like children building a sand castle. We embellish it with beautiful shells, bits of driftwood, and pieces of colored glass. The castle is ours, off limits to others. We’re willing to attack if others threaten to hurt it. Yet despite all our attachment, we know that the tide will inevitably come in and sweep the sand castle away. The trick is to enjoy it fully but without clinging, and when the time comes, let it dissolve back into the sea.”
― Pema Chödrön, When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times

“Die while I can still remember who I am, who I used to be.”
― Tan Twan Eng, The Garden of Evening Mists