Jen

“We use mindfulness to observe the way we cling to pleasant experiences & push away unpleasant ones.”
― Sharon Salzberg, Real Happiness: The Power of Meditation

“But maybe that’s why time has felt so slippery lately; I’ve lost my sun-warmed tether.”
― Laura Silverman, Up All Night: 13 Stories between Sunset and Sunrise

“For most people, what is so painful about reading is that you read something and you don't have anybody to share it with. In part what the book club opens up is that people can read a book and then have someone else to talk about it with. Then they see that a book can lead to the pleasure of conversation, that the solitary act of reading can actually be a part of the path to communion and community.”
― Bell Hooks

“A dreamer,” scorns her mother.

“A dreamer,” mourns her father.

“A dreamer,” warns Estele.

Still, it does not seem such a bad word.”
― V.E. Schwab, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue