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1 " Elsewhere is an orientation, an emotional frequency, a chaotic compass that waits until you take a step in one direction, then immediately points in the direction behind you. "
― , Son of Elsewhere: A Memoir in Pieces
2 " I am a student of migration stories. I am pulled toward accounts of lives rearranged by the journey from one place to another. "
3 " I didn’t understand then what a profound act of generosity this was; to see another person as a part of your tribe when they don’t see themselves that way is an act of kindness. It requires that you extend yourself to another. "
4 " We do things out of fear and we do things out of love and no one tells you what happens when you act from both places at once. "
5 " It is a profound, transformative gift to have someone see you as you’d like to be seen, even if you don’t see yourself that way. "
6 " That, ultimately, is the whole point of language, isn’t it? To lessen the crushing burden of existence by creating a tiny bridge between us. I make some sounds, and you feel seen and understood and less lonely. "
7 " Love is a practice, a trail you carve out by traveling the same path over and over and over until it becomes familiar, until it lights the way home. "
