Maya

“The stories that bind us, Halli. The stories we live by, that dictate what we do and where we go. The stories that give us our names, our identities, the places we belong, the people we hate.”
― Jonathan Stroud, Heroes of the Valley

“There are no more statesmen. Countries are being run by politicians. There was a time not too long ago when this earth was peopled with giants. Some were good, and some were evil – but, by God, they were giants. Roosevelt and Churchill, Hitler and Mussolini. Charles de Gaulle and Joseph Stalin. Why did they all live at that one particular time? Why aren’t there any statesmen today?”
― Sidney Sheldon, Windmills of the Gods: A Gripping Cold War Thriller About Power and Betrayal in Eastern Europe

“Innovation is not born from the dream, innovation is born from the struggle.”
― Simon Sinek, Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action

“It's coming face to face with death that magnifies the values of life force..”
― Sidney Sheldon, Windmills of the Gods