Alissa York quotes

Alissa York quotes

last updated: November 28, 2023

“There's a switch inside every one of us that I guess grew there as a necessary part of survival. How can you drag a fish up out of the river for your supper if you feel the yank of the hook in your own cheek? I get that part. We can't feel for everyone and everything all the time. We'd die of fear or sorrow a hundred times a day. The thing is, it's gotten so we flick the switch off like it's nothing. And, more often than not, we forget to turn it back on.”
-- Alissa York

#Rivers Quotes #Sorrow Quotes #Survival Quotes
“John K. Samson is fluent in the inexpressible. Find him on the page or find him in the ether-just find him”
-- Alissa York

#Pages Quotes #Samson Quotes

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