“…contraceptives are the greatest life-saving, poverty-ending, women-empowering innovation ever created.”
― The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World
― The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World
“Time, as far as my father was concerned, was a gift you gave to other people.”
― Becoming
― Becoming
“It hurts to live after someone has died. It just does. It can hurt to walk down a hallway or open the fridge. It hurts to put on a pair of socks, to brush your teeth. Food tastes like nothing. Colors go flat. Music hurts, and so do memories. You look at something you’d otherwise find beautiful—a purple sky at sunset or a playground full of kids—and it only somehow deepens the loss. Grief is so lonely this way.”
― Becoming
― Becoming
“remain in awe (and profound relief) that no matter how overwhelming and scary this journey called “life” is, when I slow down enough, I realize that it’s all just made up of hundreds of thousands of “moments,” most of which are pretty darn wonderful if I just take the time to witness and appreciate them.”
― Gratitude: A Way of Life
― Gratitude: A Way of Life
“و كل ما يحيط بي يبدو و كأنه يقع في مكان آخر غير هذا المكان!”
― الجريمة والعقاب 1
― الجريمة والعقاب 1
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