Cindy

“Be grateful for what people tell you, when they’re ready to talk. Try to accept their limits, and understand that their limits usually have nothing to do with you.”
― Janet Skeslien Charles, The Paris Library

“A friend said she believes that in reading stories set in World War II, people like to ask themselves what they would have done. I think a better question to ask is what can we do now to ensure that libraries and learning are accessible to all and that we treat people with dignity and compassion.”
― Janet Skeslien Charles, The Paris Library

“It’s important to remember how hard it is to ask for help,” she reminded me. “Never be impatient; all questions have value.”
― Janet Skeslien Charles, The Paris Library

“GRIEF IS A sea made of your own tears. Salty swells cover the dark depths you must swim at your own pace. It takes time to build stamina. Some days, my arms sliced through the water, and I felt things would be okay, the shore wasn’t so far off. Then one memory, one moment would nearly drown me, and I’d be back to the beginning, fighting to stay above the waves, exhausted, sinking in my own sorrow.”
― Janet Skeslien Charles, The Paris Library