Shawn

“Wield your assets like a blade, Cousin. No man has invented a corset for our brains. Let them think they rule the world. It’s a queen who sits on that throne. Never forget that. There’s no reason you can’t wear a simple frock to work, then don the finest gown and dance the night away. But only if it pleases you.”
― Kerri Maniscalco, Stalking Jack the Ripper

“They ease, I suppose, and smooth away a little and become a part of your life’s pattern. The sharp edges do get dulled in time...” “But every so often something will catch you,” Holly said. “A memory, a place, a thought, and for that one moment the grief will be as sharp and terrifying as it ever was.”
― Nicola Cornick, House of Shadows

“You were born at a pretty crappy time in history. And it looks like things are only gonna get worse from here on out.”
― Ernest Cline, Ready Player One

“Let us learn to show our friendship for a man when he is alive and not after he is dead.”
― F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby