Jackie

“A Springfield “horseshoe” was an often grotesque open-faced sandwich in which a piece of meat was covered first with french fries and then with a cheeselike sauce. Visitors knowledgeable enough to avoid the local delicacy felt rightfully proud. The statement that Springfield was a city of “bad hotels and worse food” was perhaps apocryphal, but there was no shortage of bars, because drinking was state politicos’ top recreational activity.”
― David J. Garrow, Rising Star: The Making of Barack Obama – The Definitive Biography of the Formative Years and Forces Behind the 44th President

“Even to me the issue of "stay small, sweet, quiet, and modest" sounds like an outdated problem, but the truth is that women still run into those demands whenever we find and use our voices.”
― Brené Brown, Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead

“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
― Mark Twain

“To say goodbye is to die a little.”
― Raymond Chandler, The Long Goodbye