Linda

“There is power in being robbed & still choosing to dance”
― Amanda Gorman, Call Us What We Carry

“On the one hand, our entire species survived because we stuck together and cooperated, but on the other hand we developed because the strongest individuals always thrived at the expense of the weak. So we always end up arguing about where the boundaries should be drawn. How selfish are we allowed to be? How much are we obliged to care about each other?”
― Fredrik Backman, Beartown

“why should she care about them? didn't both of her parents deserve to be ignored for being exhaustingly needy of her time and affection? hadn't they earned it? other parents acted similarly but Heather's were the most suffocating”
― Matthew Weiner, Heather, the Totality

“you know", she said, "when you get to my age, the pile of regrets becomes so huge it can obscure the view terribly”
― Jojo Moyes, Still Me