Ellen Li

“It is little by little that we find the courage for it all.”
― JH Hard, war, over easy: a poetry collection

“No credit given for all the extra miles that take you nowhere.”
― Barbara Kingsolver, Demon Copperhead

“So when delight arises alongside the breath, one should cherish it like a valuable treasure, and guard it accordingly.”
― Ajahn Brahmavamso, The Jhanas: Enlightenment through Proper Meditation

“Tommy, though. Smart as hell, he could think himself out of any hole, but then would crawl back into it and sit there. It was like he chose the shit end of the stick, so nobody else would get it. A hard thing to watch.”
― Barbara Kingsolver, Demon Copperhead