Amanda

“Please believe that one single positive dream is more important than a thousand negative realities.”
― Adeline Yen Mah, Chinese Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter

“Vin shook her head. “Not right now. You said their prayer—is this the religion you believe in, then?” “I believe in them all.” Vin frowned. “None of them contradict each other?” Sazed smiled. “Oh, often and frequently they do. But, I respect the truths behind them all—and I believe in the need for each one to be remembered.” “Then, how did you decide which religion’s prayer to use?” Vin asked. “It just seemed…appropriate,” Sazed said quietly, regarding the scene of shadowed death.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Mistborn: The Final Empire

“The world is indeed comic, but the joke is on mankind.”
― H. P. Lovecraft

“Women want love to be a novel. Men, a short story.”
― Daphne du Maurier