Britta

“I can be somebody's and still be my own.”
― Shel Silverstein

“I have no idea what you just said, child,' Breeze said. 'So I'm simply going to pretend it was coherent, then move on.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Mistborn: The Final Empire

“If we turn too much of our backstory into the story or illustrate too much of it via detailed flashbacks (either at the beginning of our stories or in subsequent chapters), we rob our readers of the sense of weight given by the 9/10 of the iceberg floating under the water of our stories.”
― K.M. Weiland, Structuring Your Novel: Essential Keys for Writing an Outstanding Story

“Stories attract us; abstract details repel us. Consequently, entertaining side issues and backstories are prioritised over relevant facts.”
― Rolf Dobelli, The Art of Thinking Clearly: The Secrets of Perfect Decision-Making