Brittanie

“It is not the diamonds or the birds, the people or the potatoes; it is not any of the nouns. The miracle is the adverbs, the way things are done. It is the way love gets done despite every catastrophe.”
― Daniel Handler, Adverbs

“This is the only country in the world," said Wednesday, into the stillness, "that worries about what it is."
"What?"
"The rest of them know what they are. No one ever needs to go searching for the heart of Norway. Or looks for the soul of Mozambique. They know what they are.”
― Neil Gaiman, American Gods

“She never asked what happened, and I didn’t offer up the information. But she knows. Women always do.”
― Raven Kennedy, Gleam

“I hadn't even been looking, not for you, and now you were my heart's desire.”
― Daniel Handler, Why We Broke Up