"Where there is no risk, the emotional terrain is flat and unyielding,
and, despite all its dimensions, valleys, pinnacles, and detours,
life will seem to have none of its magnificent geography,
only a length."
--Diane Ackerman
from A Natural History of the Senses
My mom always gives us scrolls tied with ribbons. Inside the scrolls are always amazing quotes. She reads a lot and finds inspiring words to pass along. Sometimes we take it for granted that she gives them to us, even though they are always meaningful and represent something deep in her heart. So, thank you, Mom, for all of your scrolls!
