Rita

“No wonder all I can think about are the things I'm giving up. But what about you? What do you lose by gaining a child?”
― Cho Nam-Joo, 82년생 김지영

“On the forty-ninth day after Lynn's death I opened all the windows in the alcove, even though it was raining I closed my eyes and tried to feel Lynn's spirit. A leaf suddenly fell off the magnolia tree and flew in the wind and hit he screen right in front of me. I believed that leaf was a sign from Lynn.”
― Cynthia Kadohata, Kira-Kira

“The sun was warm on my back. But instead of feeling like complaining, I felt my mother's fervor. I felt it was very important to find Lynnie items. There were maggots in the bag. They didn't bother me, because I had a mission. The first bag was full of treasures: a paper with a scribble I recognized as Lynn's; a newpaper from a week ago; and a pencil Lynn had chewed. I searched through threee bags. full of such precious items.”
― Cynthia Kadohata, Kira-Kira

“My yesterdays are disappearing, and my tomorrows are uncertain, so what do I live for? I live for each day. I live in the moment.

But just because I'll forget it some tomorrow doesn't mean that I didn't live every second of it today. I will forget today, but that doesn't mean that today didn't matter.”
― Lisa Genova, Still Alice