What a mess we are, I thought. But this is usually where any hope of improvement begins, acknowledging the mess. When I am well, I know not to mess with mess right away; I try to let silence and time work their magic. [p. 100]

“Human lives are hard, even those of health and privilege, and don't make much s…”

“Laughter is carbonated holiness.”

“My heart was broken and my head was just barely inhabitable”

“There is something so tender about this to me, about being willing to have your…”