Jackie

“Strolling on, it seems to me that the strangeness and wonder of existence are emphasized here, in the desert, by the comparative sparsity of the flora and fauna: life not crowded upon life as in other places but scattered abroad in spareness and simplicity, with a generous gift of space for each herb and brush and tree, each stem of grass, so that the living organism stands out bold and brave and vivid against the lifeless sand and barren rock.”
― Edward Abbey, Desert Solitaire

“Daniel had a sense, then, of them all standing on a jetty, looking out over a freezing lake, knowing they needed to jump and putting it off for as long as they could.”
― Sharon Bolton

“It was beautiful. That bit about the birth of an early morning, welcoming the light after a long darkness.”
― Sharon Bolton

“But life isn't fun without a sense of enough. Happiness, as it's said, is just results minus expectations”
― Morgan Housel, The Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed, and Happiness