“She couldn’t change the conditions, she couldn’t deny her awareness, and she couldn’t stand in the way of death or love. The only thing to do was to keep moving, to do something, to show courage, to give everything she was capable of giving.”
—Donia Bijan, The Last Days of Café Leila
I came across these words last month in Bijan’s gorgeous first novel (out April 18), and they (especially the second sentence) have lodged in my heart and stayed there. I have kept trying to figure out what to say about them, but I think they are exactly right on their own.
Street art spotted on the wall of Three Lives & Co. in the West Village, a couple of weeks ago.
cakes, tea and dreams 
These words are perfect for our tough,uneven times. Thank you so much for sharing them, Katie. They will now be my mantra.
I’m glad they resonated with you.
Perfect words for the times