Courtney

“Wax was good. Wax was soft. Wax couldn't shatter like china. Wax was as beautiful as china.”
― Franny Billingsley, The Robber Girl

“Drinking and drugs might temporarily bring some relief, but there is no problem in life that drugs and alcohol don't make worse--whether the issue is financial, emotional, or legal. If you are reading this and find yourself struggling, ask God to take the burden off your shoulders, reach out for help, and stop digging a deeper hole for yourself. There is a community of millions of men and women who have been in similar circumstances and will be there for you, stranger or not, because their own recovery depends on helping people like you.”
― Danny Trejo, Trejo: My Life of Crime, Redemption, and Hollywood

“I’ve been driving around in silence like a serial killer because every song that comes on feels like a bad omen, either too sad or too optimistic.”
― Rachel Harrison, Cackle

“The Blue Rose's Precepts went like this:
Accept your sorrows,
If you cannot change them
Embrace your joys,
So you don't estrange them.”
― Franny Billingsley, The Robber Girl