The Big Tiny Quotes

“Most important, I stumbled into a new sort of “happiness,” one that didn’t hinge on always getting what I want, but rather, on wanting what I have. It’s the kind of happiness that isn’t tied so tightly to being comfortable (or having money and property), but instead is linked to a deeper sense of satisfaction—to a sense of humility and gratitude, and a better understanding of who I am in my heart.”
― Dee Williams, The Big Tiny: A Built-It-Myself Memoir

“Grief makes gravity heavier and air molecules denser, so breathing is accomplished in a shallow, half-hearted way.”
― Dee Williams, The Big Tiny: A Built-It-Myself Memoir

“The goal is to feel alive, even if the primary proof is the chattering of your teeth.”
― Dee Williams, The Big Tiny: A Built-It-Myself Memoir

“I might wake up when the rain starts or stops, when it shifts direction or rolls alongside the house like a tumbleweed, and if I’m lucky I’ll catch a break in the rain long enough to see that the moonlight is poking through a giant sphincter of black clouds, like something you’d see in a colonoscopy brochure. Nature has such an odd sense of humor.”
― Dee Williams, The Big Tiny: A Built-It-Myself Memoir

“Over time, I discovered that learning new things doesn't always liberate you. Instead, it makes you wonder if your pants are on backward or if the trees are holding the sky up -- it makes you question all of your assumptions and conventions.”
― Dee Williams, The Big Tiny: A Built-It-Myself Memoir

“stumbled into a new sort of “happiness,” one that didn’t hinge on always getting what I want, but rather, on wanting what I have.”
― Dee Williams, The Big Tiny: A Built-It-Myself Memoir

“I was a let-er-goer and she was a hanger-on-er, but that doesn't mean I don't lean into her territory every once in a while.”
― Dee Williams, The Big Tiny: A Built-It-Myself Memoir

“Sometimes the word gratitude feels too thin to explain things,”
― Dee Williams, The Big Tiny: A Built-It-Myself Memoir