“I was sure, all the time, that I was doing it wrong. I spent a lot of time looking up from my life and craning my neck around to get a glimpse at everyone else’s paper: How were they adulting,… — Nora McInerny Purmort Copy Share Image
“Grief is lonely, no matter how many other people feel it. They are different, each one, because we’ve lost different people, different versions of… — Nora McInerny Purmort Copy Share Image
“The world will keep spinning, and your life will get a little bit better every time you give up on the shit that is… — Nora McInerny Purmort Copy Share Image
“It is rare and magical when you and your world can accept and love the same version of you.” — Nora McInerny Purmort Copy Share Image
“I was sure, all the time, that I was doing it wrong. I spent a lot of time looking up from my life and… — Nora McInerny Purmort Copy Share Image
“You check your phone in the middle of the workday. Your person has sent you a text. He wants to know how your day… — Nora McInerny Purmort Copy Share Image
“When you are an English major, they tell you that you can do anything, but what they really mean is that you could just… — Nora McInerny Purmort Copy Share Image
“I am, I think, finally learning what a prayer is. It is just a thank-you.” — Nora McInerny Purmort Copy Share Image
“Not everyone does what they’re supposed to do, or does what you want them to do. And sure, it can hurt your feelings, or… — Nora McInerny Purmort Copy Share Image
“I can take the message to Garcia. It doesn’t matter how or why. When something needs to be done, I can goddamn do it.” — Nora McInerny Purmort Copy Share Image
“Be kind,” we post on Facebook, “for everyone you meet is facing a hard battle.” We attribute that quote to everyone from Aristotle to… — Nora McInerny Purmort Copy Share Image
“You’re thankful for the kind things people say, you forgive the dumb things, but you’re crushed by the silence.” — Nora McInerny Purmort Copy Share Image
“I am done trying to reason with it. For now, at least. There is no reason. There is nothing to understand. There is no… — Nora McInerny Purmort Copy Share Image
