#sons

Every man hangs by a thread, any minute the abyss may open under his feet, and yet he must go and invent for himself all kinds of troubles and spoil his life. ↗

— Ivan Turgenev

#life

be a good listener, don't judge and don't put boundaries on someone else's grief. ↗

— Jodi Picoult

#life

Why do we struggle so much? Why do we demand so much of life, when the happiest moments are when nothing is happening at all? ↗

— Chris Beckett

#life

Life isn't a lazy cruise on some endless, calm and temperate sea. Life is a raging ocean with swells and tidal waves that wreck and sink your boat. Life is a series of storms―overcast skies, fierce winds, and pelting rain. You were meant to be immersed in it all―first to float, then swim, and eventually to walk on water. ↗

— Richelle E. Goodrich

#growing #growth #hardships #learning #life

One thing you'll learn as you get older, Simon, is that when people tell you something unpleasant about themselves, it's usually true. ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#life #life-lessons #life

Look not to the faults of others, nor to their omissions and commissions. But rather look to your own acts, to what you have done and left undone. ↗

— The Buddha

#life

Writing like this is a little like milking a cow: the milk is so rich and delicious, and the cow is so glad you did it. ↗

— Anne Lamott

#writers #writing-process #life

Sometimes it's hard to believe what we are really. ↗