Paloma

“Be soft. Do not let the world make you hard. Do not let pain make you hate. Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness. Take pride that even though the rest of the world may disagree, you still believe it to be a beautiful place.”
― Iain Thomas

“You painted a naked woman because you enjoyed looking at her, put a mirror in her hand and you called the painting “Vanity,” thus morally condemning the woman whose nakedness you had depicted for you own pleasure.”
― John Berger, Ways of Seeing

“Figure out what is real for you. No use leaning on someone else’s story all your life.”
― Shannon Hale, Austenland

“We are never prepared for what we expect.”
― James A. Michener, Caravans: A Novel of Afghanistan