"He died that day because his body had served its purpose. His soul had done what it came to do, learned what it came to learn, and then was free to leave."― Garth Stein, The Art of Racing in the Rain
"Hollowness: that I understand. I'm starting to believe that there isn't anything you can do to fix it. That's what I've taken from the therapy sessions: the holes in your life are permanent. You have to grow around them, like tree roots around concrete; you mold yourself through the gaps"― Paula Hawkins, The Girl on the Train
"I'll never know, and neither will you, of the life you don't choose. We'll only know that whatever that sister life was, it was important and beautiful and not ours. It was the ghost ship that didn't carry us. There's nothing to do but salute it from the shore."― Cheryl Strayed, Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear ...
