Rick Ellison

“When a girl didn’t have anyone to stand up for her, that girl had to stand up for her own damn self.”
― Dolly Parton, Run, Rose, Run

“The Chancellor studied the man in front of her. She’d known him for decades. Seen his rise through the ranks. Seen his great fall. And seen him put himself together again and go back to doing a job that was far more than a job for him. It was written on his face.”
― Louise Penny, The Madness of Crowds

“One thing I’ve learned, Calvin: people will always yearn for a simple solution to their complicated problems. It’s a lot easier to have faith in something you can’t see, can’t touch, can’t explain, and can’t change, rather than to have faith in something you actually can.” She sighed. “One’s self, I mean.” She tensed”
― Bonnie Garmus, Lessons in Chemistry

“He turned away, his face grave. All will be well. It depended, he knew, on what “well” meant. And he had a sinking feeling he and the Chancellor had two different ideas on that.”
― Louise Penny, The Madness of Crowds