“Life is beautifully tragic. Giving it up isn't the hard part; it's the living part that everyone struggles with.”

“From the air Anguilla looked narrow, flat, and scrubby, but that was only part of the picture.”

“If you give up on what you want so will your dream.”

“Figuring out our gifts in life is part of our journey to becoming enlightened human beings. ”

“Never give anyone the satisfaction of denying you something you need, and for that, what you have to do is to learn to need nothing. Starve the wanting part of you. Dorothy Allison, “Mama” Trash”

“Everyone knows that not all change is good or even necessary. But in a world that is constantly changing, it is to our advantage to learn how to adapt and enjoy something better.”

“I am not the lonely human, plunked down on earth to aimlessly wander. I am a part of that earth and not going anywhere- just like the spider up in the corner, the dust on the sill, and the cat I buried in the backyard. -Jamaica Ritcher.”