Rae Anderson > Quotes

“giver often didn’t locate fellow givers. Often, we attracted takers. Often, we gave until there was nothing left. Often, the love we desired—the love we gave was taken for granted. This time, I was giving my love to a giver.”
― Rae Anderson, The Saxophonist

“Embrace your weirdness. Embrace that authentic version of you. Everybody ain’t able. Some souls are so heavily masked that they fear their own reflection.”
― Rae Anderson, Letters to Prime: Prisoner 926179

“Similar to PTSD, post-incarceration syndrome includes difficulty trusting others, social disorientation, anxiety, and trouble readjusting to life.”
― Rae Anderson, The Saxophonist

“Love was performative, not fucking verbalized.”
― Rae Anderson, The Saxophonist

“Time is a construct of something we’re incapable of controlling and can barely comprehend. Time doesn’t exist. Time never was. Past, present, and future—all are the same—occurring all at once.”
― Rae Anderson, Letters to Prime: Prisoner 926179

“You pour into you. I’ll pour into me. We’ll both be watered and through that, we’ll find ways to water each other. How does that sound?”
― Rae Anderson, The Saxophonist

“I think dreams are evidence of travel to other realms as our physical bodies sleep.”
― Rae Anderson, Letters to Prime: Prisoner 926179

“Despite the world of fun we had together, I was still hesitant about leaving the country with him. There was something I couldn’t quite put my finger on, which gave me pause about the entire idea. Instead of delving too deep into my head and overthinking”
― Rae Anderson, Saint

“In parenting, you don’t get a reward for showing up for participation. Presence, attunement, and nurturing were as necessary as the air we breathe.”
― Rae Anderson, The Saxophonist