Shannon

“... it's a lie that people are scared of being alone, because what we fear is being abandoned. You can choose to be alone, but no one chooses to be left.”
― Fredrik Backman, My Friends

“Heroes are made by the paths they choose.”
― Fredrik Backman, My Friends

“A memory, once it’s over, is never exactly what it was when it was happening. Whatever comes later changes the meaning of it.”
― Hayley Gelfuso, The Book of Lost Hours

“In 1944, dozens of these principaled objectors were transferred to Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary in Kansas. I'm proud of them, and I consider them just as heroic as those who fought on foreign battlefields. Though they responded in different ways -- caring for their families, fighting on the battlefield, or serving time for their principles -- all these Japanese Americans showed incredible courage and heroism. They proved that being American is not just for some people. They all made difficult choices to demonstrate their patriotism to this country, even when it rejected them.”
― George Takei, They Called Us Enemy