“The beaches of southern California were the inspiration for "Zetty," but it was in the landscapes of the Pacific Northwest that I found inspiration for "A River for Gemma.”
Source: A RIVER FOR GEMMA
“In Oregon, my home backs up to lush green fields, horses, stunning sunsets, and hazelnut orchards.”
Source: A RIVER FOR GEMMA
“But what is courage? In a world saturated with images of action-figure bravado, we may mistakenly believe that courage is the absence of fear. Instead, it is the capacity to think, speak, and act despite our fear and shame.”
Source: The Dance of Fear: Rising Above Anxiety, Fear, and Shame to Be Your Best and Bravest Self
“Finding your voice in an unequal power arrangement—especially when the more powerful person is shaming you—takes a great amount of courage.”
Source: The Dance of Fear: Rising Above Anxiety, Fear, and Shame to Be Your Best and Bravest Self
“There is courage in speaking. We voice our differences, we share real feelings, we address a painful emotional issue, open a family secret, tell the truth. We take a clear position on things that matter to us. We clarify the limits of what we can or can’t do. We speak not with the intention of getting comfortable but with the intention of being our best selves, even though we may be shaking in our boots.”
Source: The Dance of Fear: Rising Above Anxiety, Fear, and Shame to Be Your Best and Bravest Self
“And he who is not sufficiently courageous to defend his soul — don’t let him be proud of his ‘progressive’ views, and don’t let him boast that he is an academician or a people’s artist, a distinguished figure or a general. Let him say to himself: I am a part of the herd and a coward. It’s all the same to me as long as I’m fed and kept warm.”
Source: Archipiélago Gulag
“You should have come the minute you suspected anything. You tell me you would not betray me, and yet your actions challenge your words.”
Source: Mourning Grey: Part Two
“By custom, we wield the sword and wear the armor, but who among you does not know a mother, sister, daughter, friend, who exceeds you in courage and fortitude?
So let us no more think of being compared to women as an insult.”
Source: The Grace of Kings
“I know a little more about you now, Audray, or whoever you really are. The New Year is near, and my son’s resolution will not include you. Or I could make your life very uncomfortable after I tell James about you.”
Source: Mourning Grey: Part One: The Guardians Of The Temple Saga
“It cannot be your child one day; once you became a Kin, you became immortal like a Night Empian, and lost the ability to create life.”
Source: Mourning Grey: Part Two