Nishtha

“I hope I haven’t already driven past my greatest moments. I hope there is something beautiful on the horizon that’s just as impatient as I am. Something so eager, it wants to meet me halfway. A moment that is diligently staring at its watch, trembling with nervousness, frustrated, and bursting at the seams, wondering what’s taking me so long to arrive.”
― Rudy Francisco, Helium

“In conclusion, if the Sun went out, we would see a variety of benefits across many areas of our lives. Are there any downsides to this scenario? We would all freeze and die.”
― Randall Munroe, What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions

“Even though Mom’s missing, summer will come and fall will come again and winter will come, like this. And I’ll be living in a world without Mom.”
― Kyung-Sook Shin, Please Look After Mom

“Some days I forget that my skin is not a panic room.”
― Rudy Francisco, Helium