Michelle

“The shoes always tell the story,' said the shoe poet.
'Not always,' I countered.
'Yes, always. Your boots, they are expensive, well made. That tells me that you come from a wealthy family. But the style is one made for and older woman. That tell me they probably belong to your mother. A mother sacrificed her boots for her daughter. That tells me you are loved, my dear. And your mother is not here, so that tells me that you are sad, my dear. The shoes tell the story.”
― Ruta Sepetys, Salt to the Sea

“I hear in my mind the swish of the boat cutting through the water, a whisper of a thing that returns to perfection the moment we leave it.”
― Jeff Zentner, In the Wild Light

“That’s the thing about death—even when you think someone is gone, glimpses of them remain in those they loved and left behind.”
― Chanel Cleeton, Next Year in Havana

“You can feel when your mind’s building a palace for a memory. A place it lives, glowing and dancing in marble halls. A place you can visit when you need to feel less of the world’s gravity.”
― Jeff Zentner, In the Wild Light