Rachel

“He imparted his trite wisdoms, came to our little league games if we made it to the finals, affection coming in the form of requests to fetch him coffee “like a good boy”. Yet when he looked at us it most often seemed he saw only a nagging cost he’d be glad to erase from the ledger one day. We were, along with his former employers and litigious business partners and the IRS, an obstacle standing in his path toward being recognized for the man he really was. He wasn’t selfish enough to leave but in staying he imparted selfishness as his greatest life lesson. I can’t tell if it’s one I learned or not.”
― Andrew Pyper, Oracle

“When you are born onto a sinking ship, you either drown or you figure out real fast how to build a lifeboat.”
― Kimberly Belle, Young Rich Widows

“We aren't defined by the names we carry, or the religion we practice, or the nation whose flag flies over our heads, I know that now. We are defined by who we are in our hearts, who we choose to be on this earth.”
― Kristin Harmel, The Book of Lost Names

“Once you’ve been at another’s mercy you swear to yourself it will never happen again. You’ll get stronger, smarter, and history will never repeat itself because you’ve grown and changed and you’re not the same person anymore.”
― Kylie Brant, Waking Evil