Reading Notes: Dream Count

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

"I have always longed to be known, truly known, by another human being. Sometimes we live for years with yearnings we cannot name. Until a crack appears in the sky and widens and reveals us to ourselves ... I began to sift through my life and give names to things long unnamed."

"This is all there is, this fragile breathing in and out. Where have all the years gone, and have I made the most of life? But what is the final measure for making the most of life, and how would I know if I have?"

"There is no elixir more potent than the genuine encouragement of a lovely person."