Bianka

“Let me tell you something. A man ain’t a goddamn ax. Chopping, hacking, busting every goddamn minute of the day. Things get to him. Things he can’t chop down because they’re inside.”
― Toni Morrison, Beloved

“We start our walk. He asks me about my future and I ask him about his past, and something in that feels heavy—the assumption that my life is ahead of me and his is behind him. That twenty years is the difference
between a life that’s considered yet to be lived and one that’s considered over.”
― Jennette McCurdy, Half His Age

“It is very heartening to know that even when we get it wrong (i.e. being human) we can make it right with authenticity and kindness.”
― Irvin D. Yalom, A Matter of Death and Life

“A son will always be a son, they say. But a girl is like a goat. Good as long as she gives you milk and butter. But not worth crying over when it's time to make a stew.”
― Patricia McCormick, Sold