Jake Lingbeck

“July.--I am anxious, and it soothes me to express myself here. It is like whispering to one's self and listening at the same time.”
― Bram Stoker, Dracula

“There are two rules for living in harmony. #1) Don’t sweat the small stuff and #2) It’s all small”
― Richard Carlson, Don't Sweat the Small Stuff ... and it's all small stuff: Simple Ways to Keep the Little Things from Taking Over Your Life

“...only the exhaustive can be truly interesting.”
― Thomas Mann

“I look deep into her rich brown eyes and she look into mine. Law, she got old-soul eyes, like she done lived a thousand years. And I swear I see, down inside, the woman she gone grow up to be. She is tall and straight. She is proud. She got a better haircut. And she is remembering the words I put in her head. Remembering as a full-grown woman.”
― Kathryn Stockett, The Help