“No second chances in the land of a thousand dances, the valley of ten million insanities.” ChanceMillionsLandThousandTenInsanityValleysSecond ChanceNo Second Chances Author:Ry Cooder
“If I should have a daughter, instead of "Mom," she's going to call me "Point B."” IfsShouldMomDaughterShould HaveCall Me Author:Sarah Kay
“Life will hit you hard in the face, wait for you to get back up just so it can kick you in the stomach. But getting the wind knocked out of you is the only way to remind your lungs how much they like the taste of air.” WayHardFacesWaitingAirWindTasteKicksGet BackStomachLungs Author:Sarah Kay
“You can only fit so many words in a postcard, only so many in a phone call, only so many into space before you forget that words are sometimes used for things other than filling emptiness.” SometimesUsedSpaceForgetFitPhonesEmptinessFillingPhone CallsPostcards Author:Sarah Kay
“My self-confidence can be measured out in teaspoons mixed into my poetry, and it still always tastes funny in my mouth.” StillsSelfTasteMouthsSelf ConfidenceTeaspoons Author:Sarah Kay
“Such a little thing really, a kiss... most people don't give it a moment's consideration. They kiss on meeting, they kiss on parting, that simple touching of flesh is taken entirely for granted as a basic human right.” PeopleGivingHumansLittlesMomentsSimpleTakenKissingMeetingsFleshGrantedConsiderationLittle ThingsTouchingParting Author:Sarah Kay
“It does not matter how strong your gravity is, we were always meant to fly.” DoeMatterStrongGravity Author:Sarah Kay
“Some people read palms to tell your future, but I read hands to tell your past. Each scar makes a story worth telling. Each callused palm, each cracked knuckle is a missed punch or years in a factory.” PeopleYearsStoriesHandsPastOur FutureScarFactoriesOur PastPalmsYour FutureYour PastCrackedKnuckles Author:Sarah Kay
“If I should have a daughter… I’m gonna paint the solar system on the backs of her hands so she has to learn the entire universe before she can say ‘oh I know that like the back of my hand.” IfsKnowsShouldHandsUniverseDaughterShould HavePaintSolar System Author:Sarah Kay
