Brandy

“Have you ever stopped to ponder the amount of blood spilt, the volume of tears shed, the degree of pain and anguish endured, the number of noble men and women lost in battle so that we as individuals might have a say in governing our country?  Honor the lives sacrificed for your freedoms. Vote.”
― Richelle E. Goodrich, Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year

“The bad stuff never stops happening: it lives in its own dimension, repaying itself over and over.”
― Tim O'Brien, The Things They Carried

“If you find a man who trusts you, who isn't afraid, who sees you for who you are, and if it feels like he knows you for who it is that you simply are, and thinks all of that is beautiful; know that you have found a rare thing.”
― C. JoyBell C.

“Who imprisoned me here? Who keeps me here? Who can release me? Who's controlling and constraining my life except...me?”
― Alan Moore, V for Vendetta