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

“If a hero is someone who will give up love to save the world, then a villain is the reverse. Someone who will give up the world to save love.”
― Laura Steven, Our Infinite Fates

“But what if I'm never whole? What if, after all of it, I'm left… empty?”
― RuNyx, The Syndicater