Julia Michael

“Can’t good come around sometimes through some strange back doors?”
― Donna Tartt, The Goldfinch

“She confused being spartan with being charitable, and gave away her possessions without truly doing good with them.
She confused being sick with being brave, and suffered agonies while imagining she merited praise for it.
She confused wit with intelligence, and made people laugh rather than lightening their hearts or making them think.”
― E. Lockhart, We Were Liars

“As long as I am acting out of love, I feel I am doing best I know how.”
― Donna Tartt, The Goldfinch

“If only there could be an invention that bottled up a memory, like scent. And it never faded, and it never got stale. And then, when one wanted it, the bottle could be uncorked, and it would be like living the moment all over again.”
― Daphne du Maurier, Rebecca