Shekhinah Santosh

“Tryin' to outrun pain in this life is useless. It always catches up to you, no matter how far you run. Numbin' it don't work either. Seems to me facin' our fears is the best way to move forward. You wouldn't want to live with regret.”
― Michelle Shocklee, Appalachian Song

“The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.”
― Jane Austin, Northanger Abbey

“Even though slavery isn’t legal anymore, I believe it’s important to remember the past as it truly was, not as we wish it to be.”
― Michelle Shocklee, Under the Tulip Tree

“I raised my eyes to his, and for once, I didn’t try to dispel the tension between us. My heart beat strangely. I felt like I was standing on the edge of the river that ran through the Dale, the water surging past my feet. Ought I to cross it? Ought I to cross to his side? If I didn’t yet love him, might I allow myself to try? Might I step at least onto the first stepping stone, and see what happened then?”
― Christina Baehr, Drake Hall