Luana Balthazor

“Whether democracy or aristocracy is the better form of government constitutes a very difficult question. But, clearly, democracy inconveniences one person while aristocracy oppresses another. That is a truth which establishes itself and precludes any discussion: you are rich and I am poor.”
― Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America

“The pursuit of knowledge, he maintained, was a worthy objective in its own right and needed no external validation.”
― Jon Krakauer, Into the Wild

“Do I dazzle you?”
― Stephenie Meyer, Twilight

“In a world of extreme beauty, anyone normal is ugly.”
― Scott Westerfeld, Uglies