Taina Vanderlinde

“In Russia, unwarranted smiles mark a person as either a hustler or an imbecile.”
― Tanya Thompson, Red Russia

“He spoke so slowly, cobwebs could have formed between his words.”
― Scott Heim, Mysterious Skin

“I don't know that we are actually human at this point, those of us who are like most of us, who grew up with the words to say; when a loved one dies, we know the words to say. If we want to play the stud or the smart-ass or the fool, we know the words to say. We are all working from the same dog-eared script. It's a very difficult era in which to be a person, just a real, actual person, instead of a collection of personality traits selected from an endless Automat of characters.”
― Gillian Flynn

“It's so hard to forget pain, but it's even harder to remember sweetness. We have no scar to show for happiness. We learn so little from peace.”
― Chuck Palahniuk, Diary