Rick

“There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do.”
― Marianne Williamson

“Maybe this was our last summer as best friends. I feel like something's going to change now and I'm not going to be able to change it back.

—Margaret”
― Jacqueline Woodson, Last Summer with Maizon

“Sometimes...you have to try to forget people you love just so you can keep living.”
― Jacqueline Woodson, Between Madison and Palmetto

“There is a saying in Tibetan, 'Tragedy should be utilized as a source of strength.'
No matter what sort of difficulties, how painful experience is, if we lose our hope, that's our real disaster.”
― Dalai Lama XIV