“The Chinese philosopher Mencius believed that man is innately good. He argued that anyone who saw a child falling into a well would immediately feel shock and alarm, and that this impulse, this universal capacity for commiseration, was proof positive… — T. Greenwood Copy Share Image
“This is the thing about a lie: over time, it not only obscures the truth but consumes it. Those who pursue veracity (those dogooders, those seekers) see truth not as an abstract thing but something concrete. Strong, vivid, with an unassailable right to prevail. But those who fight for it, who fight in the name of it, do not understand… — T. Greenwood Copy Share
“Time does not heal wounds. It's a body's ritual that does. The instinctual cleansing with rain or other waters, the application of salves. Despite the sting. Even neglected, the body begins to take care. To repair itself. Blood clots, tissues regenerate, flesh scars. Soon, the thin white line is the only evidence of the pain. It is the body, not… — T. Greenwood Copy Share
“... I thought about things stolen from me. I thought about the thieves I had known.” — T. Greenwood Copy Share Image
“We lived among people whose poverty could be seen in the length of their faces, in their tired speech and in the heaviness of… — T. Greenwood Copy Share Image
“The Chinese philosopher Mencius believed that man is innately good. He argued that anyone who saw a child falling into a well would immediately… — T. Greenwood Copy Share Image
“And I think about how I used to be the one who fixed things. How I used to be the strong one. When did… — T. Greenwood Copy Share Image
“Sometimes I felt like the mundane details of our lives were the only things tethering me to the world. I could hold onto them… — T. Greenwood Copy Share Image
The secret to happiness is counting your blessings while others are adding up their troubles. — T. Greenwood Copy Share Image
