Carmela

“Every secret of the body was rendered up--bone risen through flesh, sacrilegious glimpses of an intestine or an optic nerve. From this new and intimate perspective, [Briony] learned a simple, obvious thing she had always known, and everyone knew: that a person is, among all else, a material thing, easily torn, not easily mended.”
― Ian McEwan, Atonement

“I think choosing between men and women is like choosing between cake and ice cream. You'd be daft not to try both when there are so many different flavors.”
― Björk

“A book lying idle on a shelf is wasted ammunition.”
― Henry Miller, The Books in My Life

“Don't fall asleep yet. Contrary to popular belief, that's not where dreams get accomplished.”
― George Watsky