Emily

“Or is it your reputation that's bothering you? But look at how soon we're all forgotten. The abyss of endless time that swallows it all. The emptiness of those applauding hands. The people who praise us; how capricious they are, how arbitrary. And the tiny region it takes place. The whole earth a point in space - and most of it uninhabited.”
― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

“I hope she'll be a fool -- that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool.”
― F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

“A small man can be just as exhausted as a great man.”
― Arthur Miller, Death of a Salesman: Text and Criticism

“If we were all on trial for our thoughts, we would all be hanged.”
― Margaret Atwood, Alias Grace