Quotes of Note

Solitude can happen to anyone: we are all at risk.

She longed. Not for one specific thing but for everything; she had longed for a long time.

Compassion is predicated on the idea that all conscious beings are intrinsically worthy of humane treatment.

“I’m just moving along, on my way to wherever I get, to find whatever I find.”

what gets committed to the page, what gets translated into the code of letters and locked in the coffin of a book, becomes truth while everything else dissolves into the abyss of history lost.

When we recognize we’ve made a mistake, self-kindness means that we’re understanding and accepting, encouraging ourselves to do better next time. When we get bad news or smash head-on into life’s problems, we actively open our hearts and allow ourselves to be emotionally moved by our own pain. We stop to say, “This is really difficult. How can I

Workplaces that don’t prioritize the welfare of employees can easily become hostile environments, with self-serving bosses, corrosive office politics, sexual harassment, psychological abuse, even workplace violence. Laboring in uncaring work settings decreases morale, increases stress, and leads to depression.

When we’re truly present and caring toward ourselves, in times of both joy and sorrow, the sense of being separate from others fades away.