Lily

“The strongest relationships are between two people who can live without each other but don't want to.”
― Harriet Lerner, Marriage Rules: A Manual for the Married and the Coupled Up

“But grace can be the experience of a second wind, when even though what you want is clarity and resolution, what you get is stamina and poignancy and the strength to hang on.”
― Anne Lamott, Help Thanks Wow: The Three Essential Prayers

“To love someone fiercely, to believe in something with your whole heart, to celebrate a fleeting moment in time, to fully engage in a life that doesn’t come with guarantees – these are risks that involve vulnerability and often pain. But, I’m learning that recognizing and leaning into the discomfort of vulnerability teaches us how to live with joy, gratitude and grace.”
― Brené Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection

“I am weary of all our sad stories—not hearing them, but that we have these stories to tell, that there are so many.”
― Roxane Gay, Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body