6 Quotes by Tess Thompson

If only she understood that reading leads to freedom. You can go anywhere or learn anything inside a book. You are liberated inside those words, free to live another’s life.

I believe it was Buddha who said, “In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you.” Pray that I may learn to live this way.

Love is the opposite of fear. Because giving oneself to another human being without fear of loss, betrayal, or even death, was the ultimate vulnerability.

I was familiar with the feeling of regret, as are most of us who’ve reached middle age.

My mother always told me if you’re feeling bad to do for others.

Sometimes the thing we think we’re looking for is really something else entirely.