Hayanissah

“I’ve come to realize that the only truths that matter to me are the ones I don’t, and can’t, understand. What’s mysterious, ambiguous, inexplicable … The loneliness that separates every living creature from every other living creature. Sorrow inseparable from joy.”

Can you remember who you were before the world told you who you should be?

It takes a huge effort to free yourself from memory.

Be with someone who treats you as a destination, not a stop along the way.

What is success? It is being able to go to bed each night with your soul at peace.

Traveling is like flirting with life. It’s like saying, ‘I would stay and love you, but I have to go.’

It’s important to make sure that we’re talking with each other in a way that heals, not in a way that wounds.

Don’t wish me happiness — I don’t expect to be happy all the time; it’s gotten beyond that somehow. Wish me courage and strength and a sense of humor — I will need them all.