Matthew Hartel

“Sustain joy by anchoring yourself with gratitude.”
― C. Toni Graham

“circling toward them again. As it leveled off, Zamperini could see the muzzles of the machine guns, aimed directly at them. Zamperini looked toward his crewmates. They were too weak to go back in the water. As they lay down on the floor of the raft, hands over their heads,”
― Laura Hillenbrand, Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption

“Moonlight is sculpture.”
― Nathaniel Hawthorne

“What happens to our island affects all of us, including my boys.” Isa looked Marco in the eyes, like a boa constrictor eyeing its prey. “That gives me every right to an opinion.”
― Margarita Barresi, A Delicate Marriage