Lenya

“She had believed that love was something she could bestow upon whomever she liked, and that her main responsibility was to choose cleverly.”
― Ken Follett, Winter of the World

“Carla had never before realized how much she had been protected by politicians, newspapermen, and lawyers. Without them, she saw now, the government could do anything it liked, even kill people.”
― Ken Follett, Winter of the World

“Painting is metaphor for control. Every choice is mine. The canvas, the colour. As a child I had neither a sense of the world nor my place in it but art taught me that one’s vision can be achieved with sheer force of will. The same is true of life, provided one refuses to let anything stand in one’s way.”
― Niklaus Mikaelson

“By concentrating on what I was grateful for, I was able to stave off despair.”
― Amanda Lindhout, A House in the Sky