My grandmother had six kids - one died as an infant - and she was dirt-poor, and all her kids got an education. And my mom grew up poor. And they both worked so hard and cultivated so much of their own happiness. I wanted to have that like an amulet. Not like armor, but like a magic feather. Like Du
“I mostly get takeout, I have to admit - I don't know if that's something to be ashamed of. I'm not much of a cook.”
“It isn't the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it's the pebble in your shoe.”