Dionna Dangelo

“I rise and fall
the ancient way,
from root to leaf
and back to earth;
the road I tread
these autumn years,
without desire
or fear of death.”
― Don Hynes, Stranger to the Beautiful: A Journey of Faith, Hope, and Transformation

“The car was waiting for him, and in twenty minutes, he passed under the Broken Heart sign that used to read Tender Oak. Edward found it ironic that it was March. The harvest would begin soon. He’d first arrived at this place seventy-five years ago at the age of ten, in March, just before the harvest.”
― Steven Decker, One More Life to Live

“The fuck is this shit?" it says. "Can you bloody believe this shit?" "No, honey," I say. "This is absolutely ridiculous." "Aren't you pissed the fuck off?" "Someone really should do something about this." "Why don't we bloody do something about it?" "Yeah, why don't we?" I say. "But how." "Well, we find whatever prick is in charge and give the fucker a piece of our minds, of course." ”
― Adam Scott Huerta, Motive Black

“And professionalism is remembering that if you speak at all, you will speak the truth.”
― Mark C. Zauderer, Counsel, the Courtroom Is Open: Lessons from More Than a Half-Century in Law and Life