Hailey Nicely

“I grow old … I grow old …
I shall wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled.”
― T.S. Eliot, The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock and Other Poems

“No matter what you do, no matter how hard you work, how much you love, they catch you off guard one day and break you.”
― Ernest J. Gaines, In My Father's House

“She, of course, had to tell him that her knowledge was due to her great love of books and”
― Jana Petken, The Guardian of Secrets

“The teacher pulled out a pile of papers. They were Bennie’s tests and homework assignments. Mrs. Lewis said, “Ma’am, here is the proof that Bennie isn’t up to a fourth grade level. He has an F on several of these assignments. In fact, a zero grade is too high for some of Bennie’s work this last year.”
― Harold Phifer, Surviving Chaos: How I Found Peace at A Beach Bar