Lumpy Hernandez

“person’s willingness to wait reveals the value they place on what they’re waiting for?” Will”
― AnnaLisa Grant, Troubled Waters

“Put your hope in the right thing, and it would be a lifeline. Put your hope in the wrong thing, and it would be a noose.”
― Gena Showalter, Through the Zombie Glass

“Fear, to a great extent, is born of a story we tell ourselves, and so I chose to tell myself a different story from the one women are told. I decided I was safe. I was strong. I was brave. Nothing could vanquish me. Insisting on this story was a form of mind control, but for the most part, it worked. Every time I heard a sound of unknown origin or felt something horrible cohering in my imagination, I pushed it away. I simply did not let myself become afraid. Fear begets fear. Power begets power. I willed myself to beget power. And it wasn’t long before I actually wasn’t afraid.”
― Cheryl Strayed, Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail

“Poppies grew all along the banks of the Lethe, which is why poppy juice has the power to put people to sleep and dull their pain. (We call that opium, children. And don’t do drugs, because DRUGS ARE BAD. Okay, I had to put that in there.)”
― Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson's Greek Gods