Emily

“More people’s lives have been shaped by violence than we like to think. And more people’s lives have been shaped by silence than we think.”
― Charmaine Wilkerson, Black Cake

“Remember none of us are the worst thing we have done, and right now, wherever you are, whoever you are, you can reach out to your fellow man or woman and bring your own light to the dark places.”
― Anthony Ray Hinton, The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row

“For those struggling with grief, there’s no timetable. It can last months, years, or longer. There is no rush. Give yourself permission to take however long it may be to fully heal from your loss.”
― Dana Arcuri, Sacred Wandering: Growing Your Faith In The Dark

“As they carried along and met more people Furlong did and did not know, he found himself asking was there any point in being alive without helping one another? Was it possible to carry on along through all the years, the decades, through an entire life, without once being brave enough to go against what was there and yet call yourself a Christian, and face yourself in the mirror?”
― Claire Keegan, Small Things Like These