Kelly

“Each of us carries a story written in the language of our mothers, still echoing through our bones.”
― Deva Arani, The Mother Ache: Healing the Wounded Daughter Within

“I call this place the mother ache rather than the mother wound because it is not only pain but also longing—the pull toward wholeness beneath the wound. The word wound belongs to the language of fixing and repair, but the word ache speaks in the language of reverence. It is the tender pulse that reminds us we are made of love and that our journey is a remembrance of this truth. To ache is to honor this love, intrinsic belonging, and the yearning to return home to ourselves.”
― Deva Arani, The Mother Ache: Healing the Wounded Daughter Within

“Never trust men who fatten their bellies off other people’s pain. And never, ever, believe any man knows what’s best for you. Even when they come from a place of love.” A pause. “Especially when they come from a place of love.”
― Lisa Gardner, Kiss Her Goodbye

“In the end, writing a story isn't a means of self-therapy, it's nothing more than a meager attempt at self-therapy.”
― Haruki Murakami, Hear the Wind Sing