The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, Vols. 1 & 2 Quotes

“To be ripped away. To scramble for earth and air. To find some of that sense in a person only to lose it again. I- I can't bear it, Mr.
Pierce. Can't bear to think of it. The pain of losing home. And so, knowing the acute sense of loss, how can I take this man's home?
However horrible he may be. However undeserving of mercy. Do you understand?”
― Beth Brower, The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, Vol. 3, The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, Vols. 1 & 2

“Forgive yourself for having let yourself down, even while you were holding others up.”
― Beth Brower, The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, Vols. 1 & 2