Shelley

“I’m beginning to view democracy as the Siri of political systems. So much better in theory.”
― Rob Thomas, Mr. Kiss and Tell

“Nothing binds you except your thoughts; nothing limits you except your fear; and nothing controls you except your beliefs.”
― Marianne Williamson

“You wonder why we hate you? You are the visible manifestation of the parts of ourselves we hide.” There is truth in that too. Fat people wear their shit on the outside, with sagging breasts and swollen ankles and heavy thighs. Unlike a heroin addict, who might be able to cover track marks with long sleeves, a fat person cannot hide the fact that something has gone awry. Fat people have secrets, and you may not know what those secrets are, but they can be plainly seen.”
― Roxane Gay, Bad Feminist: Essays

“He had the hypocrisy to represent a mourner: and previous to following with Hareton, he lifted the unfortunate child on to the table and muttered, with peculiar gusto, 'Now, my bonny lad, you are mine! And we'll see if one tree won't grow as crooked as another, with the same wind to twist it!”
― Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights