Tony Perez

“In some ways, I think that part of what of what I'm trying to accomplish, whether Amá really understands it or not, is to live for her, Apá, and Olga. It's not that I'm living life for them, exactly, but I have so many choices they've never had. And I feel like I can do so much with what I've been given. What a waste their journey would be if I just settled for a dull mediocre life.”
― Erika L. Sánchez, I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter

“I did not love running. Here's a pointer for you: no one does. They pretend to, but they are lying. The only good part is having run. In the moment, it's dull and hard as in effortful but not as in difficult to master. It's repetitive. It does not open the floodgates of revelation, as I am you've been led to expect.”
― Lionel Shriver, The Motion of the Body Through Space

“I did not love running. Here’s a pointer for you: no one does. They pretend to, but they’re lying. The only good part is having run. In the moment,”
― Lionel Shriver, The Motion of the Body Through Space

“I don't call you handsome, sir, though I love you most dearly. Far too dearly to flatter you. Don't flatter me.”
― Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre: A Graphic Classic Based On The Novel By Charlotte Bronte