Alice Teets

“She learned to trade in kindness and discovered the tremendous value in small mercies and selfless giving. The more she gave, the more she seemed to have.”
― Kelly Barnhill, The Ogress and the Orphans

“Scared is what you're feeling. Brave is what you're doing.”
― Emma Donoghue, Room

“He got hit by a train about five years ago, and he wasn’t exactly a mental giant before,” Sheerfault said. “Train hit his truck crossing the track, smashed the truck into a wad, and knocked some wires loose in Bobo’s head. Bobo has a simple approach to life, don’t you, Bobo?” “I like to hit people,” Bobo said. “That sums it up,” Sheerfault said. “He likes to hit people. Also, he hears a train whistle up close, he shits his pants.”
― Joe R. Lansdale, Rusty Puppy

“There are too many books I haven’t read, too many places I haven’t seen, too many memories I haven’t kept long enough.”
― Irwin Shaw