Ellie

“Whether moving out of state or to a completely different country, moving away from home takes bravery and even more emotional preparation than practical planning – especially if dealing with unsupportive loved ones.”
― Brooke Baum, Moving Away: The Emotional Side of Leaving

“Best to keep running. Run in the same way one would run on the hunt, just as hard and steady, just as long. Indeed given what was at stake it made sense to go much longer than when on the hunt. Run right through his second wind, run until the rare and elusive third wind filled him, then run some more.”
― Kim Stanley Robinson, Shaman

“I haven't figured out just yet
if it's brave or stupid
to live so boldly
but I'm going to keep
doing it anyway”
― McKayla Paige Arnold, grace + grit

“I regarded home as a place I left behind in order to come back to it afterward.”
― Ernest Hemingway