Ashley

“Fear was an artificial condition. It's imposed from the outside. So it's possible to fight it. You should do the things you're afraid of.”
― Martha Wells, Artificial Condition

“He didn’t explain how, but then again, no one does. They just say it’s your patriotic duty and everyone kind of goes along with it.”
― David Sedaris, A Carnival of Snackery: Diaries

“Do not assume responsibility for actions you are not responsible for, they said. Not all cases can be solved; not all the guilty get convicted; not all victims receive justice.”
― Roy Wenzl, Bind, Torture, Kill: The Inside Story of the Serial Killer Next Door

“And she glowed with light like the brightest planet in the darkest sky.”
― Gary D. Schmidt, Orbiting Jupiter