Velma Maruyama

“His features, which would later settle into pleasant collaboration, was growing at different rates, giving him a curious face that seemed designed by committee.”
― Laura Hillenbrand, Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption

“When people grow up in a home where extramarital sex is condoned, they’re much less likely to regard it as a deal-breaker. Jacqueline Bouvier’s father, ‘Black Jack,’ confided in her about his female conquests, even going so far as to play a game with Jackie when he visited her at boarding school. She would point to a classmate’s mother, and Jack would respond, ‘Yes’ or ‘Not yet’ — answering the silent question, had he slept with that one?”
― Anne Michaud, Why They Stay: Sex Scandals, Deals, and Hidden Agendas of Eight Political Wives

“There were these things to do.”
― Gary Paulsen, Hatchet

“Our attitude towards suffering becomes very important because it can affect how we cope with suffering when it arises.”
― Dalai Lama XIV, The Art of Happiness