Gabrielle Heitzmann

“I wished sometimes to shake off all thought and feeling, but I learned that there was but one means to overcome the sensation of pain, and that was death - a state which I feared yet did not understand.”
― Mary Shelley, Frankenstein

“Grief, a type of sadness that most often occurs when you have lost someone you love, is a sneaky thing, because it can disappear for a long time, and then pop back up when you least expect it.”
― Lemony Snicket, The Carnivorous Carnival

“courage is not something we can manufacture by our own efforts. But when we surrender wholeheartedly to God, he gives us the courage to face whatever comes. He gives us the words to speak when we are called to stand and voice our faith.”
― Francine Rivers, Mark of the Lion Collection

“I actually like how doctors talk. I like the sound of science. I like how words you don't understand explain things you can't understand.”
― R.J. Palacio, Wonder