Marianne

“Smile," a man orders you, and that's a concise way to say that he owns you; he's the boss; you do as you're told; your face is there to serve his life, not express your own. He's someone; you're no one.”
― Rebecca Solnit, Whose Story Is This? Old Conflicts, New Chapters

“It must be a great disappointment to God if we are not dazzled at least ten times a day.”
― Mary Oliver, Blue Horses

“how could there be a day in your whole life that doesn’t have its splash of happiness?”
― Mary Oliver, House of Light

“A good book holds you down. It’s an anchor that keeps you from getting up and having another gin and tonic.”
― Roy Blount Jr.