Nellie Mitchell

“Crack seemed to have a different hold on folks than liquor did. Drunks would sober up and come to their senses in the morning. But once a crackhead got hooked all they did was chase that high. Even if it meant selling everything they owned for a hit: wedding rings, household appliances, their kids’ clothes. Anything that had been important didn’t matter anymore.”
― Patricia Williams, Rabbit: A Memoir

“If something is worth dying for, then you’ve got a reason to live.”
― Viet Thanh Nguyen, The Sympathizer

“People can understand a price tag, no matter what it’s stuck on. But some can’t understand a messier exchange of asking and giving—the gift that stays in motion.”
― Amanda Palmer, The Art of Asking; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help

“Life is short, art long, opportunity fleeting, experience treacherous, judgement difficult. — Hippocrates (460-400 B.C.)”
― David Bayles, Art & Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking