Amanda

“I am too intelligent, too demanding, and too resourceful for anyone to be able to take charge of me entirely. No one knows me or loves me completely. I have only myself”
― Simone de Beauvoir

“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

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