Susan

“There is a time in life when you expect the world to be always full of new things. And then comes a day when you realise that is not how it will be at all. You see that life will become a thing made of holes. Absences. Losses. Things that were there and are no longer. And you realise, too, that you have to grow around and between the gaps, [...]”
― Helen Macdonald, H is for Hawk

“Life is just a short walk from the cradle to the grave, and it sure behooves us to be kind to one another along the way.”
― Alice Childress

“Murtagh was one of those men who always looked a bit startled to find that women had voices, but he nodded politely enough.”
― Diana Gabaldon, Outlander

“Every word the right one and exactly where it should be. That's basically the highest compliment I can give.”
― Gabrielle Zevin, The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry