Belle

“You could never be a consolation prize, Captain. You’re like that giant purple carnival bear, as big as a fucking SUV, that costs a bazillion tickets. The one you knock yourself out trying to win by playing Whac-A-Mole and Shoot-the-Duck and whatever else you have to do so that you can bring it home.”
― Jennifer Niven, Breathless

“A window of understanding opened in my mind , and the breeze of compassion blew in.”
― Peg Kehret, Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio

“A life is made up of a great number of small incidents and a small number of great incidents”
― Roald Dahl, Going Solo

“Ugh, this social stuff is so hard. It was much easier alone in my treehouse. Lonelier, but easier.”
― Wendy Mass, Every Soul a Star