Ava has been sending me inspirational texts to help me through the “argh I have a week left to write half of my dissertation” stage of essay writing. She says they’re going to get more philosophical as the day wears on. They started with:

“Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t, you’re right”

“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us”- Ralph Waldo Emerson ‎​(What lies within you is your essay) 

and I just recieved:

“the way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain” - Dolly Parton

I’m excited for the next quote, because that last one actually had me in tears.

Basically, you should all aspire to have friends like Ava.