August Dollinger

“We were lovers, life companions, crusaders, side by side, for a vision of what the country could be,” Elizabeth Edwards wrote of her marriage to U.S. Sen. John Edwards. When she found out he was cheating on her, the crusading became “the glue” that kept them together.”
― Anne Michaud, Why They Stay: Sex Scandals, Deals, and Hidden Agendas of Nine Political Wives

“Well, that’s one of the paradoxes of life. You can’t have it all. You can have some of this and some of that or all of this and none of that. We make the trade-offs we think are best at the time”
― Lisa Wingate, Before We Were Yours

“Усещам как семето на горчивината, онова, дето се загнезди в мен след смъртта на Трийлор, расте. Искам да извикам толкова силно, че малката да ме чуе, че мръсотията няма цвят, че негърската част от града не е развъдник на болести. Искам да направя така, че онзи момент да не настъпи — а той настъпва в живота на всяко бяло дете, — моментът, в който те започват да си мислят, че черните са по-лоши от белите.”
― Kathryn Stockett, The Help

“who tricked you into believing another person was meant to complete you when the most they can do is complement”
― Rupi Kaur, Milk and Honey