“Maybe what I'd thought was my superpower was actually just this: I was finally able to see that nothing was simply good or bad, that everyone contained multitudes, and that I, like anyone, was a beautiful, swirling, chaotic galaxy of all the things that had ever happened to me.” FeelingsGriefHuman NatureMultitudes Book:The Care and Feeding of a Pet Black Hole Source: The Care and Feeding of a Pet Black Hole
“Yimello,' said Bernard finally, breaking the silence. 'Gesundheit?' I asked. 'It's a name for one of the colors that's invisible to us. Yimello," said Bernard. "There could also be glowl and novaly and replitz." 'Yes.' I nodded, stunned the kid could actually string together so many words at once. 'And, uh, don't forget the beautiful grynn, the luminous dulloff, or the subtle winooze.' Bernard's face lit up. He stood and started pacing the room, speaking quickly. 'Or salty, and insomnia, and carefree, and talkative, and lonely, and burnt, and punctual.' 'Some of my favorite colors,' I agreed, nodding. 'We could paint this room whisper. Or zigzag. Or maybe a nice shade of ignored and invisible.” FeelingsPaintingLonelyInvisibleShadeIgnoredInsomniaLuminousColorsCarefreePunctualTalkativeSaltyGesundheitBurntDulloffGlowlGrynnNovalyReplitzWinoozeYimelloZigzag Book:Confessions of an Imaginary Friend Source: Confessions of an Imaginary Friend
“It turns out that it's possible, if you are careful, to feel all the feelings that come with having and caring for a black hole, but to still not be consumed by it. I was, I realized, no longer afraid-- not of this darkness, or any other.” FeelingsFearGriefDarknessGrief And Loss Book:The Care and Feeding of a Pet Black Hole Source: The Care and Feeding of a Pet Black Hole