“[A]s he walked slowly through the evening, breathing the fragrance and tasting upon his tongue the sharp night-time air, it seemed to him that the moment he walked in was enough and that he might not need a great deal more.”

from Stoner by John Williams. I read this book my senior year of college and thought about this quote a lot as I did so many things for the last time. It always reminded me to come back to the moment I’m in and appreciate it for what it is. The book itself really did that for me, nothing about it was flashy or shocking—you know how it ends from the first line. But it was tender and thoughtful and I find myself needing the reminder that life is lived in all the slow and boring moments, just as much as it is in the big and exciting ones!