Erika

“And maybe that’s it: You do things in the moment for the person you hope you might be two years from now.”
― Alison Espach, The Wedding People

“It is self-indulgent to give into Despair--it's easy. Hope, now that takes strength--it takes practice and determination to believe in a better outcome. Don't you dare give into dread. Don't you dare give up!”
― Aminder Dhaliwal, A Witch's Guide to Burning

“Teachers give you information and teach you how to use it. Mentors are simply two steps ahead of you, able to lift you up or bring you down by what they share.”
― Kim Harrison, Demon's Bluff

“Strength, I had learned was built of small triumphs and infinite blunders, sunny hours followed by sudden storms that tore it all down. We are one and all alike if not for no other reason than the excruciating and beautiful way we grow piece by unpredictable piece, falling, pushing from the debris, rising again, and hoping for the best.”
― Shelley Read, Go as a River