Kelly

“Love is the voice under all silences, the hope which has no opposite in fear; the strength so strong mere force is feebleness: the truth more first than sun, more last than star...”
― e.e cummings

“The reading and writing of fiction both requires and instills empathy—the insertion of oneself into the life of another.”
― Julie Schumacher, Dear Committee Members

“... a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones

“It's not always necessary to be strong, but to feel strong.”
― Jon Krakauer, Into the Wild