Jillian Glantz

“What you still need to know is this: before a dream is realized, the Soul of the World test everything that was learned along the way. It does this not because it is evil, but so that we can, in addition to realizing our dreams, master the lessons we've learned as we've moved toward that dream. That's the point at which most people give up. It's the point at which, as we say in the language of the desert, one 'dies of thirst just when the palm trees have appeared on the horizon'.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

“Our mothers always remain the strangest, craziest people we've ever met.”
― Marguerite Duras

“I suspect the truth is that we are waiting, all of us, against insurmountable odds, for something extraordinary to happen to us.”
― Khaled Hosseini, And the Mountains Echoed

“Whatever it is you're seeking won't come in the form you're expecting.”
― Haruki Marukami