Sheryl

“Puddles of rainwater glowed like the discarded scales of a dragon.”
― Tan Twan Eng, The Gift of Rain

“Confidence, I’d learned then, sometimes needs to be called from within. I’ve repeated the same words to myself many times now, through many claims.

Am I good enough? Yes I am.”
― Michelle Obama, Becoming

“Our presence in the White House had been celebrated by millions of Americans, but it also contributed to a reactionary sense of fear and resentment among others. The hatred was old and deep and as dangerous as ever.”
― Michelle Obama, Becoming

“A deep fear, so constant now in my life, was like a growth in me. When did I let it enter, steal silently in, and latch on to me? There were days I could hardly breathe, as though my blood, coagulated by fear, could not flow.”
― Tan Twan Eng, The Gift of Rain