Loriann Tardy

“A written word is the choicest of relics. It is something at once more intimate with us and more universal than any other work of art. It is the work of art nearest to life itself. It may be translated into every language, and not only be read but actually breathed from all human lips; -- not be represented on canvas or in marble only, but be carved out of the breath of life itself.”
― Henry David Thoreau, Walden or, Life in the Woods

“[Her delicate beauty must avoid a strong light. There is something about her uncertain manner, as well as her white clothes, that suggests a moth.]”
― Tennessee Williams, A Streetcar Named Desire

“Where's your sense of adventure?"
"Off on a beach somewhere with your sanity?”
― Rachel Caine, Midnight Alley

“It's really not that hard to put food on the table if that's what you decide to do.”
― Jeannette Walls, The Glass Castle