Annika Uy

“I don't know who these people are," he said, "or why you would care about their opinion. But there is nothing sick or worthless about you. You are a lovely spirit.”
― Mary Gaitskill

“My whole life, he’d watched me. Coached me. Controlled me. Violated me. Made me his trophy. And now, his punishment was to continue to watch me: Watch me be free. Watch me be in love. Watch me hold the reins. Watch me make my own legacy. Watch me—and never have me again.”
― Susan Mihalic, Dark Horses

“Fearless and honest self-appraisal can be a powerful weapon against self-doubt and low self-confidence.”
― Dalai Lama XIV, The Art of Happiness

“Somewhere after being sorry, there had to be another day, and even after a conviction, there could be good in the judgement.”
― Min Jin Lee, Pachinko