Sirnesto

“Douglas firs, cedars, hemlocks, and big-leaf maples surround the house so tightly they take away the horizon. Some-times, when their crowns sway in the wind, I have the sense that I'm living at the bottom of a kelp forest. The expanse of this montane forest, like the expanse of the Pacific Ocean, is something I feel, and against this volume of

“Perfection of character: to live your last day, every day, without frenzy, or sloth, or pretense.” Marcus Aurelius

“Don’t let the weight of fear weigh down the joy of curiosity.” Fear is really false evidence appearing real.” - Tim Ferriss

“Over and over again, the world has been changed by people who, at the outset, seemed far too puny to pit themselves against the most powerful institutions of their time” - Rebecca Solnit

Rebecca Solnit, Thelma Young Lutunatabua

“Hope is an ax you break down doors with in an emergency." - Rebecca Solnit

“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist”

- James Baldwin