14 Quotes by Abigail George

At the end of the day, whether we find ourselves in the autumn of our years or not, we will all become infirm in the end but we should never let it limit our thinking.

We only live in a perfect world when we find ourselves challenging ourselves when it comes to listening to other people’s opinions and accepting it, understanding it as limited thinking. A kind of flawed thinking.

It is easy to lose hope when all is lost. We do not realise that is just the beginning. That is just the catalyst. That is when we have to spread our wings like a butterfly. The rainy days will come but so will ‘the botanical drawings’ of life. Of kitchen tables, our mother’s apron strings, cabbage roses and toys if we want to become the women our mother’s were. There are so many careers for women to choose from today. Wherever they find themselves women will always find an abundance.

Do you want to change lives? Do you really want to change the world? Then read. Read as much as you can, as widely as you can and don’t forget to read what you like. Most of all read what you love. There is power in that.

I sprayed scent like a saga a little too anxiously, left the porridge burnt at the bottom of the pot that morning: oats. Now I am swimming for my life while my sister in another city reaches for her umbrella next to her front door. I can smell the rosemary chicken but I don’t want any feasts.