Martel

“Aye. 'Tis a free country."
Monq had come to check on Elora just as she asked that question.
"Well, that kind of has to be qualified," he interjected.
"You can't come or go without a passport. You can't drive without a driver's license, registration, auto insurance and proof that your vehicle is up to code. You can't work or even get health care without a social security number. You have to pay taxes on everything including air and water. The closest distance between point A and B may involve paying a road toll. There are over three hundred thousand federal laws. You have to educate your children according to legal standards set by someone that's not you. There are laws about who can marry whom. But other than a few more such trivialities, it's a free country.”
― Victoria Danann, Vampire Hunter

“I know this shit is fucked up, so don’t bother writing to tell me I’m twisted in the head. ;)      ”
― S.T. Abby, The Risk

“Tell me, Mrs. Mayhew, have you ever dreamed of a better world?” “Who hasn’t?” “Anyone who profits by keeping the world as it is.”
― Erika Johansen, The Invasion of the Tearling

“That day, I learned that I could be a giver simply by bringing a smile to another person. The ensuing years have taught me that a kind word or a vote of support can be a charitable gift”
― Mary Angelou