Rayda

“I had never thought that I was good enough, fast enough, strong enough, thin enough, pretty enough, smart enough, or any other “enough.” Nothing I did had ever met my own unattainable expectations of what “enough” was. Is that why I threw myself into the hardest physical endeavor I could think of? Was I simply desperate to do something that would make me approve of myself?”
― Heather Anish Anderson, Thirst: 2600 Miles to Home

“We make our world significant by the courage of our questions and the depths of our answers”
― Richard Powers, Bewilderment

“is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out where the strong man stumbled or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred with dust and sweat and blood. At best, he knows the triumph of high achievement; if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory or defeat.”
― Larry Semento, Tears in the Wind: Triumph and Tragedy on America’s Highest Peak

“While my plans span decades, it takes only a few minutes to care for a suffering soul and make a difference. Even as residents we have those opportunities every day. Even as residents we are fortunate to lead lives of immense consequence.”
― Pranay Sinha, In the Space Between Moments: Finding Joy and Meaning in Medicine