I don't trust the everyday: it is a mask, a sham. It gives the illusion of permanence, of an unshatterable calm, a placid surface; and yet underneath the pot is slowly coming to a boil.

Rebecca Walker
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  1. .. . when it comes down to it, that’s what life is all about: showing up for the people you love, again and again, until you can’t show up anymore.

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