Elizabeth

“We are apart so that I will know the joy of being with you again. Take care of yourself, wherever you are. Take care of yourself, wherever you are.”
― Eden Robinson, Monkey Beach

“I often say that reading and writing saved my life. I mean that quite literally.”
― Roxane Gay, Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body

“Barack Obama strikes at the heart of our deepest insecurities. He is a good father while many of us aren’t. He wears suits to his job while we wear overalls, if we’re lucky enough to have a job at all. His wife tells us that we shouldn’t be feeding our children certain foods, and we hate her for it—not because we think she’s wrong but because we know she’s right.”
― J.D. Vance

“But here,” he said, so softly I could barely hear him, “here in the dark, with you … I have no name.”
― Diana Gabaldon, Voyager