Austin Gruda

“False hopes are more dangerous than fears.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Children of Húrin

“Girls like you can't understand," Julia said, and it was true. Ellie had been popular. She didn't know that some hurts were like a once-broken bone. In the right weather, they could ache for a lifetime.”
― Kristin Hannah, Magic Hour

“The French are often, when it comes to wine, so formal that they border on the ridiculous.”
― Muriel Barbery, Gourmet Rhapsody

“When you had the dream, it looked big. So why quit when it's still small?”
― Emem Uko