I suppose in the end, the whole of life becomes an act of letting go, but what always hurts the most is not taking a moment to say goodbye.
Yann Martel – Life of Pi
Letting Go in Life
L
Reflections on Heaven
R
If there’s only one nation in the sky, shouldn’t all passports be valid for it?
Yann Martel – Life of Pi
Aspiration Amidst Adversity
A
The lower you are, the higher your mind will want to soar.
Yann Martel – Life of Pi
Power of Hunger
P
Hunger can change everything you thought you knew about yourself.
Yann Martel – Life of Pi
Nausea’s Torment
N
No one dies of nausea, but it is a wretched sensation.
Yann Martel – Life of Pi
Lovely Bones Metaphor
L
These were the lovely bones that had grown around my absence: the connections – sometimes tenuous, sometimes made at great cost, but often magnificent – that happened after I was gone.
Alice Sebold – The Lovely Bones
Murderers Are Men
M
Murderers are not monsters, they’re men. And that’s the most frightening thing about them.
Alice Sebold – The Lovely Bones
Power of Storytelling
P
Each time I told my story, I lost a bit, the smallest drop of pain.
Alice Sebold – The Lovely Bones
Accepting Death
A
I was slipping away, that’s what it felt like, life was leaving me, but I wasn’t afraid.
Alice Sebold – The Lovely Bones
Dreams Realized Unexpectedly
D
Sometimes the dreams that come true are the dreams you never even knew you had.
Alice Sebold – The Lovely Bones