Grace

“In Senegal, the polite expression for saying someone died is to say his or her library has burned. When I first heard the phrase, I didn’t understand it, but over time I came to realize it was perfect. Our minds and souls contain volumes inscribed by our experiences and emotions; each individual’s consciousness is a collection of memories we’ve cataloged and stored inside us, a private library of a life lived.”
― Susan Orlean, The Library Book

“God doesn't protect people from knives, sweetheart. That's why God gave us other people, so we can protect each other.”
― Fredrik Backman, Anxious People

“There were no servants. People just weren't interested in careers in domestic service anymore.”
― Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Slaughterhouse-Five

“June really isn't June anymore, Is it?”
― Jane Naviyuk Kane