Kathryn

“She grows up”
― Fredrik Backman, My Friends

“Sabbath, in the first instance, is not about worship. It is about work stoppage. It is about withdrawal from the anxiety system of Pharaoh, the refusal to let one’s life be defined by production and consumption and the endless pursuit of private well-being.”
― Walter Brueggemann

“without so much as a single groan or creak of the spine. When you grow up and see how naturally a teenager moves”
― Fredrik Backman, My Friends

“talking about it.” If you do not talk, you may have to submit yourself to couples or family counseling. Given the stigma against psychotherapy in your community, and the risk of you becoming a laughingstock if you do go to a counselor, learning to talk may avert loss of reputation and save you from disgrace.”
― Ruʼyā. Ḥakkākiyān, A Beginner's Guide to America: For the Immigrant and the Curious