I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love.
― St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta
What She Said, May 29: St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta
What She Said, May 28: Maya Angelou
In the flush of love’s light we dare to be brave. And suddenly we see that love costs all we are, and will ever be. Yet it is only love that sets us free.
–Maya Angelou
What She Said, May 27: Mignon McLaughlin
A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, and always with the same person.
–Mignon McLaughlin
The Love of Poetry
I’ve been reorganizing my poetry bookshelves, as one does during a pandemic, slowly sorting through books I’ve collected over the past thirty years. Most I sort by last name, slotting Barbara Ras […]
What She Said, May 26: Brene Brown
A deep sense of love and belonging is an irreducible need of all people. We are biologically, cognitively, physically, and spiritually wired to love, to be loved, and to belong. When those needs are not met, we don’t function as we’re meant to. We break. We fall apart. We numb. We ache. We hurt others. We get sick.
–Brene Brown
What She Said, May 25: Stephanie Lahart
She wanted a relationship that consisted of loving someone unconditionally, flaws and all, so she started with herself.
–Stephanie Lahart
What She Said, May 24: Judy Blume
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
— Judy Blume
What She Said, May 23: Annie Dillard
How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.
― Annie Dillard
What She Said, May 22: Moira Egan
It takes considerable courage
to be alone, not settling for fuckwittage.
-Moira Egan
What She Said, May 21: Audre Lorde
“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.”
– Audre Lorde
