“Anxiety's like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do, but it doesn't get you very far.”
Jodi Picoult1 likes
“Anxiety's like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do, but it doesn't get you very far.”
“You know someone's right for you when the things they don't have to say are even more important than the things they do.”
“Into the silence rips a sound that makes me let go of Max's hand and cover my ears. It is like the strafe of a bullet, nails on a chalkboard, promises being broken. It's a note I have never heard - this chord of pure pain - and it takes a moment to realize it is coming from me.”
“You can argue that it's a different world now than the one when Matthew Shepard was killed, but there is a subtle difference between tolerance and acceptance. It's the distance between moving into the cul-de-sac and having your next door neighbor trust you to keep an eye on her preschool daughter for a few minutes while she runs out to the post office. It's the chasm between being invited to a colleague's wedding with your same-sex partner and being able to slow-dance without the other guests whispering.”
You've reached the end.