Alyssa

“You threw me to the crows, but it turns out I prefer them to you.”
― Madeline Miller, Circe

“I was superstitious. Today was a Monday. I was born on Monday. It was a good day to arrive in New York City. No one expected me. Everything awaited me.”
― Patti Smith, Just Kids

“Evelyn looks at me with purpose. "Do you understand what I'm telling you? When you're given an opportunity to change your life, be ready to do whatever it takes to make it happen. The world doesn't give things, you take things. If you learn one thing from me, it should probably be that.”
― Taylor Jenkins Reid, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

“He is half of my soul, as the poets say.”
― Madeline Miller, The Song of Achilles