Olivia

“The universe is full of echoes and shadows, the afterimages and last words of dead civilizations that have lost the struggle against entropy. Fading ripples in the cosmic background radiation, it is doubtful if most, or any, of these messages will ever be deciphered. Likewise, most of our thoughts and memories are destined to fade, to disappear, to be consumed by the very act of choosing and living. That is not a cause for sorrow, sweetheart. It is the fate of every species to disappear into the void that is the heat death of the universe. But long before then, the thoughts of any intelligent species worthy of the name will become as grand as the universe itself.”
― Ken Liu, The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories

“I was in pure, flavorful heaven at the Cordon Bleu.”
― Julia Child, My Life in France

“Mothers and daughters together are a powerful force to be reckoned with”
― Melia Keeton-Digby, The Heroines Club: A Mother-Daughter Empowerment Circle

“I'll have to jump around like sodium in the rain.”
― Poul Anderson, A Knight of Ghosts and Shadows