When I got [my] library card, that was when my life began.
When Mother died I was both freed and abandoned, as are we all at this profound juncture in our lives.
It's a big jump from smart to motherwit.
Nothing is unnatural - just untried.
All creatures tread across the rubble of ruined civilizations. The trick is to keep moving. No animal ever goes about dispensing shallow compassion.
Lead me not into temptation; I can find the way myself.