Elvia

“Just because it's complicated, just because you think you can't ever know everything about another person, it doesn't mean you can't try.”
― Maria Semple, Where'd You Go, Bernadette

“I know it's a lot. But she can handle it. I'd rather ruin her with the truth than ruin her with lies.”
― Maria Semple

“One of life's best coping mechanisms is to know the difference between an inconvenience and a problem. If you break your neck, if you have nothing to eat, if your house is on fire – then you’ve got a problem. Everything else is an inconvenience. Life is inconvenient. Life is lumpy. A lump in the oatmeal, a lump in the throat and a lump in the breast are not the same kind of lump. One needs to learn the difference.”
― Robert Fulghum, Uh-oh: Some Observations from Both Sides of the Refrigerator Door

“Enjoy the face you have today. It's the one you'll wish you have ten years from now.”
― Caroline De Maigret, How to Be Parisian Wherever You Are: Love, Style, and Bad Habits