Quillian

“Above all, don't lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others. And having no respect he ceases to love.”
― Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov

“. . .nothing could eclipse the stain of his dirty, mortal mediocrity.”
― Madeline Miller, The Song of Achilles

“To be around someone whose self-confidence is more than what our first glance led us to expect is seductive.”
― Abraham Verghese, Cutting for Stone

“Wasn't that the definition of home? Not where you are from, but where you are wanted”
― Abraham Verghese, Cutting for Stone