“Nothing guarantees happiness. I’m not certain happiness should be the goal. Satisfaction, maybe. A sense of purpose. Contribution. Authenticity. Happiness? It’s a lightweight goal. And meanwhile, I suspect that turning away from yourself will guarantee the opposite of happiness.” — Danielle Younge-Ullman Copy Share Image
“Because this is the love I want. This is a good love, a love that could be right. And if I accept it,if I… — Danielle Younge-Ullman Copy Share Image
“I wonder whether I will ever breathe air that is clear of his ghost.” — Danielle Younge-Ullman Copy Share Image
“If you deceive someone for their own good, how can any real good come from it?” — Danielle Younge-Ullman Copy Share Image
“You could just go for 'not horrible' and consider it done.” — Danielle Younge-Ullman Copy Share Image
“I'm the parent. It's my job to be here for you, not the other way around.” — Danielle Younge-Ullman Copy Share Image
“Even if you can't change the external situation, you can change how you're experiencing it.” — Danielle Younge-Ullman Copy Share Image
“The distance grew between us, thickening like an all-day fog, until we were both so well versed in our new roles as people who… — Danielle Younge-Ullman Copy Share Image
“Certain memories, certain thoughts,are holes...holes ripped in you, through which precious things escape and leave you wanting, needing, gaping open. Laughter and belonging and… — Danielle Younge-Ullman Copy Share Image
“Nothing guarantees happiness. I’m not certain happiness should be the goal. Satisfaction, maybe. A sense of purpose. Contribution. Authenticity. Happiness? It’s a lightweight goal.… — Danielle Younge-Ullman Copy Share Image
“Every action, or lack of action, takes a decision. And a decision takes energy. And every bit of energy taken in making decisions about… — Danielle Younge-Ullman Copy Share Image
