megan h.

“Not a single cell of his body was the same as it had been in 1995. But he was still himself, just as I was still, despite everything, my teenage self. I had grown over her like rings around the core of a tree, but she was still there.”
― Rebecca Makkai, I Have Some Questions for You

“Maybe we should dance and dream and pray for the good of everything in the world because we’re meant to restore it together.”
― Mona Susan Power, A Council of Dolls

“You can put ideas on and off just like moccasins. You can wear them and set them aside, hold onto those you find meaningful. Don't be afraid of learning something beyond what we're able to teach you. Even the wisest person doesn't know everything. But it's also important to preserve the ideas that make sense to you, even in the face of resistance--someone telling you that you're wrong and only they know the truth. Such boasting is evidence of a fool, perhaps a dangerous one.”
― Mona Susan Power, A Council of Dolls

“I’ve long believed that the ones who have more joy win.”
― Robin Wall Kimmerer, The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World