Gathering Quotes

“The trip ahead would put us in uncomfortable situations for which there would be little prior experience to inform our decisions; it would demand we shift our perspectives and check our timelines at the door; it would push us to reach out to strangers across barriers of language and insecurity; it would require us to acknowledge our smallness in the world. These are hallmarks of a great, life-affirming trip, and we hadn’t even left the country yet.”
― Priscilla Thomas, Gathering

“If we had more time, I would say over and over again: you deserve to like what you see when you look at yourself. You deserve words — their sanctuary and their release.”
― Priscilla Thomas, Gathering

“Stubbornly, weeds through concrete, my writing has survived. It has clung to me, winding sturdy vines around me. With tending, it bursts into bloom, flourishing under the attention. I realize that I cannot pluck it out any more than I could unseat my beating heart. All I can do is nourish it. Collect it. Gather it, unflinchingly, in my arms.”
― Priscilla Thomas, Gathering