The Boy at the Door

can’t change the past, no matter how much energy you spend wishing you could.

aren’t slaves to external circumstances, that it is possible to build spaces inside ourselves that remain untouched by others, spaces that are only ours

I imagine the experts would find it difficult to conclude whether it comes down to one massive wrong turn, or a series of minor bad decisions when it comes to a case like mine.

frightening and painful memories hurt much less when we bring them into the light and give them a little bit of our attention, but not too much. Acknowledge them and accept that they cannot be changed, then let them go. Just let them go.

old horse and they do get stubborn with age, like men.