We create our own enemies

I dug her usage of "Spotify" as a verb.

Mystics are all a bit funny in the head anyway, " the priest added cynically, "which is why the church locks them all up in mental hospitals and euphemistically calls these institutions monasteries.

Wisdom outweighs any wealth.

The short story packs a self in a few pages predicating a lifetime

The prime goal is to alleviate suffering, and not to prolong life. And if your treatment does not alleviate suffering, but only prolongs life, that treatment should be stopped.

I can feel the knee or the foot. The baby is starting to get heavy, and it’s a really incredible feeling. I’m so grateful I get to experience this.

The fear of being an old maid made young girls rush into matrimony with a recklessness that astonishes.

Beach is a place where a man can feel he's the only soul in the world that's real.

I've never made any effort to hide what happened. I served my time, I've tried to learn and move on.

Depression...so mysteriously painful and elusive.