Chapter 229

• He wrote about the small, unexpected moments that shaped him most. The time I had paused to teach a young designer how to thread a needle correctly. The afternoon we had laughed over spilled ink on a fabric swatch. “Those moments stayed with me,” he wrote. “They remind me that care, thoughtfulness, and patience have a value far beyond what we see.”
• I pictured him, sitting by a studio window, the warm afternoon light spilling over his papers. “I see you,” I whispered softly. “Even when you are miles away, I see you.”
• Julian described the way my work had influenced his approach to life. “I try to let the things I make reflect the same honesty and care that you carry,” he wrote. “It’s difficult at times, but thinking of you steadies me, reminds me of what is important.”