Caroline

“Gentlemen," he said calmly, "there are two ways of dying in the circumstances in which we are placed." (This puzzling person had the air of a mathematical professor lecturing to his pupils.) "The first is to be crushed; the second is to die of suffocation. I do not speak of the possibility of dying of hunger, for the supply of provisions in the Nautilus will certainly last longer than we shall. Let us, then, calculate our chances.”
― Jules Verne, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

“Friendship breakups are so much harder than romantic ones. Friends are supposed to be there for you forever. That’s what all the books and movies said. In reality, they betray you. They hurt you. They blackmail you. Everyone is out for herself. Your friends will all knife you in the back eventually.”
― Amina Akhtar, #FashionVictim

“Suddenly one day I sprouted boobs. Not *just* boobs. Enormous boobs. When puberty finally struck, I developed faster than a Polaroid. In my mind at least, I remember going to bed flat as a board one night and waking up with ginormous breasts the next morning. It was like, whoa, dude - this is better than the tooth fairy!”
― Cassandra Peterson, Yours Cruelly, Elvira: Memoirs of the Mistress of the Dark

“One of my roommates was Citadelle Bliss Priagula. Filipinos straight up have the best names. Here's a fun formula for working out your Filipino name: Favorite type of candle + Favorite brand of body wash + Name of a dragon in Game of Thrones = your Filipino name. Mine is Citronella Dove Viserion.”
― Ali Wong, Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets, & Advice for Living Your Best Life