Sam W

“Define success," I say almost to myself.
"I didn't kill someone today," Alex says.
I laugh again. "A-plus babe.”
― Mindy McGinnis, The Female of the Species

“The handful of people in this town who say that fair is not marked White Only; the handful of people who say a fair trial is for everybody, not just us; the handful of people with enough humility to think, when they look at a Negro, there but for the Lord's kindness am I." Miss Maudie's old crispness was returning: "The handful of people in this town with background, that's who they are.”
― Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird

“Once I asked my dad how you know when you're in love. He said you just know, and that if you have to ask you haven't been in love yet. And he's right. Because there aren't words for this. No combination of letters could ever represent what she is to me.”
― Mindy McGinnis, The Female of the Species

“There is no heaven. There is only earth, sky, and the transfer of energy. The idea would almost be beautiful if it weren't such a nightmare.”
― Erika L. Sánchez, I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter