Melissa

“And thus they built a stage on which to showcase their conjuring—and also to refine it.”
― Maggie Stiefvater, The Curiosities: A Collection of Stories

“Ultramarathons have a way of stripping you bare. All the outside layers are peeled away like an onion and you are left alone with your doubts and fears and a finish line that feels like an eternity away. But step after step, minute after minute, hour after hour that finish line gets closer. And when you find it all the doubts and fears vanish, replaced by triumph.”
― Cory Reese, Nowhere Near First: Ultramarathon Adventures From The Back Of The Pack

“You know what Dorothy Parker said, right? You can lead a whore to culture, but you can’t make her think.”
― Stephen King, Mr. Mercedes

“She pretended his eyes weren’t scouring her up and down, steel wool scraping her skin raw. Her”
― Laura Ruby, Bone Gap