Ruth Terrante

“Why be elated by material profit?” Father replied. “The one who pursues a goal of evenmindedness is neither jubilant with gain nor depressed by loss. He knows that man arrives penniless in this world, and departs without a single rupee.”
― Paramahansa Yogananda, Autobiography of a Yogi

“I want . . . love. And I want passion. Excitement. I want to travel and to spend my money on expensive shoes instead of diapers. I want to be able to up and leave if I want to without worrying about schools and pediatricians and whatever the fuck else.”
― Morgan Elizabeth, Tis the Season for Revenge

“It was the sort of happiness that fools you into thinking that there is still so much more, maybe even enough to laugh forever.”
― Laura Nowlin, If He Had Been With Me

“When so much has been uprooted—so many things lost—one must seek comfort in rituals. Even the sad ones.”
― Barbara Davis, The Keeper of Happy Endings