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“I would like to be known as an intelligent woman, a courageous woman, a loving woman, a woman who teaches by being.”

If you seek adventure, be prepared to abandon convenience.

How I enjoy solitude: alone by a dusky river washing wounds on my body Things I can’t do in this lifetime, I write them down in an epitaph.

“I think people would be happier if they admitted things more often. In a sense we are all prisoners of some memory, or fear, or disappointment—we are all defined by something we can’t change.”

“I like cancelled plans. And empty bookstores. I like rainy days. And thunderstorms. And quiet coffee shops. I like messy beds and over-worn pajamas. Most of all, I like the small joys that a simple life brings.”