Jen

“Life is just a short walk from the cradle to the grave, and it sure behooves us to be kind to one another along the way.”
― Alice Childress

“Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle: Some things are within our control, and some things are not. It is only after you have faced up to this fundamental rule and learned to distinguish between what you can and can’t control that inner tranquility and outer effectiveness become possible.”
― Epictetus, The Art of Living: The Classical Manual on Virtue, Happiness and Effectiveness

“Facts are like cows. If you look them in the face long enough, they generally run away.”
― Dorothy L. Sayers

“Ah," remarked one guest when the topic arose. "You prefer not to see the gears of the clock, as to better tell the time.”
― Erin Morgenstern