Renata

“The solitude of women's minds is regrettable, I said to myself, it's a waste to be separated from each other without procedures, without tradition.”
― Elena Ferrante, Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay

“I try to avoid having thoughts. They lead to other thoughts, and—if you’re not careful—those lead to actions. Actions make you tired. I have this on rather good authority from someone who once read it in a book.”
― Brandon Sanderson