Ryann Amanda

“Here's what I was thinking: that gorillas will lie to deflect blame from themselves. That chimps deceive. And monkeys will sit high in a tree and pretend there's danger, even when there isn't. But not elephants. An elephant will never pretend to be something she's not.”
― Jodi Picoult, Leaving Time

“She has gone so long without roots, she doesn't know how to grow them anymore.
So used to losing things, she isn't sure how to hold them.
How to make space in a world the size of herself.”
― V.E. Schwab, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

“If you can't make your life meaningful, make it extraordinary.”
― Douglas Westerbeke, A Short Walk Through a Wide World

“As long as she has a book to read, she's not bothered.”
― Douglas Westerbeke