Nancy

“She was half crazy with the joy of it!

She was a fat old thing of no importance.

When the flash came to her, Emily felt that life was a wonderful mysterious thing of persistent beauty.

She had no outlet for the violence of emotion that racked her being.”
― L.M. Montgomery, Emily of New Moon

“Even the most awful experiences have the potential to end with something beautiful.”
― Erin Soderberg Downing, Controlled Burn

“I'm an introvert, and I will imperfectly and courageously offer my strengths of strategic solitude, meaningful connection, genuine influence, sacred confidence, true well-being, hard won resilience, sharp thinking, insightful perception, and intentional energy as I live with purpose and grow for a lifetime.”
― Holley Gerth, Powerful Purpose of Introverts

“Men fear most what they understand least, ignorance makes fear.
The best time for elders to advise youth is when youth presume to advise their elders.
The man who must prove himself a man is still a boy.
A large private misery makes public compassion small.”
― Avi, Crispin: At the Edge of the World