rita's book journal

“What if alzheimer's isn't just a slow death? What if it's another dimension entirely? An ascension, even. We humans are so fixated on our minds that we see their loss as a tragedy, but what if it's a gift? Maybe the erosion of memory clears space for something truer. Maybe the intelect gets in the way of the heart, until little by little it doesn't. How freeing, I think.”
― Tory Henwood Hoen, Before I Forget

“If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfishness. Be kind anyway. All the good you do today will be forgotten by others tomorrow. Do good anyway.”
― Fredrik Backman, Beartown

“Love can make a villain of anyone,”
― Laura Steven, Our Infinite Fates

“The cruelest fate the gods and stars had ever written: the person I loved most in the world was the person who would ultimately destroy me.”
― Laura Steven, Our Infinite Fates