Marilyn

“Never forget, Caelius, that a great man makes his luck. Luck is there for everyone to seize. Most of us miss our chances; we're blind to our luck. He never misses a chance because he's never blind to the opportunity of the moment.”
― Colleen McCullough, Caesar

“I like good strong words that mean something…”
― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women

“That was one of the virtues of being a pessimist: nothing was ever as bad as you thought it would be.”
― James Jones, From Here to Eternity

“Life is too short to be lived badly.”
― Marjane Satrapi, Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return