Shelby

“Synesthesia is a unique sensory phenomenon that affects less than ten percent of the world’s population. A person with synesthesia—or “joined perception”—often experiences multiple sensory responses when only one sense has been stimulated. Many creative people experience this comingling of senses: the painter Kandinsky saw colors when he listened to music, and the musician Billie Eilish reports a wide array of synesthetic experiences that include color, sound, texture, and temperature.”
― Laurie Lico Albanese, Hester

“What’s true is often hidden from sight—religious fervor disguises cruelty, dark desires hide behind a mask of conformity.”
― Laurie Lico Albanese, Hester

“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
― Maya Angelou

“Objective judgment, now at this very moment. Unselfish action, now at this very moment. Willing acceptance—now at this very moment—of all external events.”
― Ryan Holiday, The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph