Marian Luisi

“...but the pathos and the gift of life is that we cannot know which will be our defining heartbreak, or our most victorious joy.”
― Alexandra Fuller, Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness

“Don’t you think we shall all be kinder to one another? I hope one’s class will matter less and one’s convictions more. I hope we might be more inclined to pardon one another for our errors with both.”
― Chris Cleave, Everyone Brave is Forgiven

“The field of honor is a painful field...(It) is not a place where children can play. Children don't have any honor, you see, and they aren't expected to, because it's too difficult for them. It's too painful. But to become an adult, one must step into the field of honor. Everything will be expected of you now. You will need to be vigilant in your principles. Sacrifices will be demanded. You will be judged. If you make mistakes, you must account for them. There will be instances when you must cast aside your impulses and take a higher stance than another person - a person without honor - might take. Such an instance may hurt, but that's why honor is a painful field.”
― Elizabeth Gilbert, City of Girls

“In the end I suppose we lay flowers on a grave because we cannot lay ourselves on it.”
― Chris Cleave, Everyone Brave Is Forgiven