Brooke

“Reading was my escape and my comfort, my consolation, my stimulant of choice: reading for the pure pleasure of it, for the beautiful stillness that surrounds you when you hear an author's words reverberating in your head.”
― Paul Auster, The Brooklyn Follies

“If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.”
― Toni Morrison

“Sorrow is better than fear. Fear is a journey, a terrible journey. But, sorrow is at least an arriving. ”
― Alan Paton

“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.”
― Anais Nin