Ericka

“But no matter what, strangers never disappointed, because she expected nothing from them. It was the people she knew, who liked and even loved her, who could let her down most cruelly.”
― Shanthi Sekaran, Lucky Boy

“It ain't the blows we're dealt that matter, but the ones we survive.”
― Stephen King, Rose Madder

“The wounds will be covered by pleasant moments, moments that I used to take for granted. Hopefully, the pleasant moments will become more frequent, and longer lasting. Because if I keep living int the past, I won't survive.”
― Ellen Marie Wiseman, The Plum Tree

“Boring and unpleasant did not mean a task was 'unfruitful,' a fact a lot of people seemed not to know, or to willfully ignore.”
― Stephen King, The Tommyknockers