“I wanted to acknowledge that life goes on but that death goes on, too....” — Elizabeth McCracken Quote

“I wanted to acknowledge that life goes on but that death goes on, too. A person who is dead is a long, long story.”

“I have been the person who tries to keep conversation light while talking to someone whose heart has been smashed.”

“Once I started writing novels, I understood how hard it was to write really good short stories.”

“There is a dark side to the world that we're all familiar with - and you can choose to ignore it and create a sugar-coated, Disney version, or you can acknowledge both the beautiful and the dark.”

“We have to acknowledge that it goes both ways and that there's many social factors which will impact negatively, as well as positively, on mental health.”

“Yoga and mediation exist whether we choose to acknowledge or practice. It's like a tree. You can walk by the tree and inhale the oxygen it provides consciously or unconsciously. You'll still be benefiting from the tree.”