This Must Be the Place

by Maggie O'Farrell

redemption there is in being loved: we are always our best selves when loved by another. Nothing can replace this.

We must pursue what’s in front of us, not what we can’t have or what we have lost. We must grasp what we can reach and hold on, fast. My fingers grip the fabric of my shirt cuffs, as if to underline this point to myself.