Ellie

“God does not play dice with the universe; He plays an ineffable game of His own devising, which might be compared, from the perspective of any of the other players [i.e. everybody], to being involved in an obscure and complex variant of poker in a pitch-dark room, with blank cards, for infinite stakes, with a Dealer who won't tell you the rules, and who smiles all the time.”
― Terry Pratchett, Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch

“Like all of us, I was born for joy. This broken world, however, breaks most of us, grinding relentlessly on its metaled tracks.”
― Dean Koontz, Odd Interlude

“Melancholy can be seductive when it’s twined with self-pity.”
― Dean Koontz, Odd Interlude

“I needed someone to tell me it was all right to feel the anger and despair, but I received only kudos for my synthetically mature, responsible behavior.”
― Hope Edelman, Motherless Daughters: The Legacy of Loss