I do not miss childhood, but I miss the way I took pleasure in small things, even as greater things crumbled

I do not miss childhood, but I miss the way I took pleasure in small things, even as greater things crumbled. I could not control the world I was in, could not walk away from things or people or moments that hurt, but I found joy in the things that made me happy.

Neil Gaiman, The Ocean at the End of the Lane