Iris

“If I didn't define myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people's fantasies for me and eaten alive.”
― Audre Lorde

“If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.”
― Toni Morrison

“My idea of good company...is the company of clever, well-informed people, who have a great deal of conversation; that is what I call good company.'
'You are mistaken,' said he gently, 'that is not good company, that is the best.”
― Jane Austen, Persuasion

“I restore myself when I'm alone.”
― Marilyn Monroe