“I feel a deep sadness,’ he said, switching languages, 'except there’s a sweetness to it. It’s almost like a yearning. I don’t want to be there or ever feel anything like that again, ever. I don’t want to be hungry, frostbitten, or scared. I want to be here right now, having this life. But that experience is a part of me now, and it would hurt if someone tried to take it away. I would tear apart.” PainSadnessAcceptanceTraumaNostalgiaKristin CashoreHavaLinnySeasparrow Book:Seasparrow Source: Seasparrow
“We must be making a scene." "Oh, who cares. Anyway, you don't need to worry, because I'm the one making a scene. Everyone'll think I brought my sculpture to the boardwalk so I could sit there hugging it.” HumourHavaLinny Book:Seasparrow Source: Seasparrow