Alexandra

“Every man had to die. He’d always found it odd that so many died when they were old, as logic said that was the point in their lives when they’d had the most practice not dying.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Shadows of Self

“So he’s unaware of the way Newton’s third law can resonate in a place like this: for every wickedness, there is an equal and opposite possibility of redemption.”
― Jeanine Cummins, American Dirt

“No one ever thinks they’re awful, even people who really actually are. It’s some sort of survival mechanism.”
― Emily St. John Mandel, Station Eleven

“Worry is a thief, Fear is a liar, and Anxiety is their trembling, furrow-browed baby.”
― Emily P. Freeman, Grace for the Good Girl: Letting Go of the Try-Hard Life