Jaime Kinsley

“In search of a new way in, I sought out the voices of other writers who had famously kept journals, like Sylvia Plath, Susan Sontag, and Isabelle Eberhardt, before cracking open my own journal each morning.”
― Suleika Jaouad, The Book of Alchemy: A Creative Practice for an Inspired Life

“One of the biggest challenges you face as you get older as a single person is resisting cynicism. It’s so, so hard not to feel betrayed and let down by love and turn that into nihilism, skepticism, or anger. But cynicism, while funny and self-protecting, is very easy. Finding trust, sustaining hope—that’s the real art form.”
― Dolly Alderton, Everything I Know About Love: A Memoir

“Be aware that abstinence could feel so peaceful, the thought of returning to the land of the loving may start to feel impossible. It could leave you terrified of ruining that by inviting someone into it.”
― Dolly Alderton, Everything I Know About Love: A Memoir

“Everyone should own a Paul Simon album, a William Boyd book, and a Wes Anderson film. If those are the only three things you have on your shelf, you will get through the longest, coldest, loneliest night.”
― Dolly Alderton, Everything I Know About Love: A Memoir