Mallory Yancy

“Half the things in this life I wish I could remember and the other half I wish I could forget.”
― Ann Patchett, Commonwealth

“None of us are just one thing, I guess. None of us. We all have the terrible and amazing power to hurt and help, to harm and heal. We all do both throughout our lives. That's the way it is.”
― Randy Ribay, Patron Saints of Nothing

“The only permanent thing is impermanence. This was what I came up understand right then, right there, with the sun on my cheeks and the champagne on my lips. The notion that you could actually know what you want for the rest of your life is illogical and unreasonable. The best you can do is figure out what you want for lunch.”
― Mike Greenberg, All You Could Ask For

“There’s no protecting anyone,” Fix said, and reached over from his wheelchair to put his hand on hers. “Keeping people safe is a story we tell ourselves.”
― Ann Patchett, Commonwealth