Wreadaptation

“One of the things I’ve learned is this: We all get older, every single day. We lose people we love along the way. No matter how much we want to hold onto a moment, it always slips on by. Things change. Life goes on, for those of us still here. Moment by moment by moment. But you know what the surprising thing is? That’s exactly what makes life precious, that’s what. —From the Journal of Murray McBride”
― Joe Siple, The Final Wish of Mr. Murray McBride

“I think you’re talking about another important, powerful, and beneficial human emotion. And like gratitude, it’s one most people don’t have enough of.” “And what’s that one?” “Empathy,” I say.”
― Joe Siple, The Final Wish of Mr. Murray McBride

“Best friends are supposed to stand by you, no matter what. They disregard your occasionally disagreeable nature and off-putting eccentricities and accept the whole of you. That’s the beauty of real friendship. But close friends can also let you get away with too much. And what feels like total acceptance, what masquerades as unconditional love, can turn toxic. Especially if what your friend really wants is a partner in crime, someone to excuse their own bad behavior. Because letting you be your worst self just so you can be terrible together is cruelty, not kindness. And it’s got nothing to do with love.”
― Kimberly McCreight, Friends Like These

“When we love someone, what we can and can’t do becomes irrelevant. We no longer think in those terms. Would we stop trying to find water in the desert if a loved one was dying of thirst? No. When we love someone, we no longer have a choice. Can or can’t doesn’t even play into it.”
― Joe Siple, The Final Wish of Mr. Murray McBride