Gillian

“To my earlier self I would like to say, “Relax. The story will come in due time. Trust your characters. Let them tell you what happens next.”
― Anne Tyler, A Spool of Blue Thread

“Black man cleans the streets but mustn't walk freely on the pavement; Black man must build houses for the white man but cannot live in them; Black man cooks the white man's food but eats what is left over. Don't listen to anyone bluff you and say Black and white are brothers.”
― Es’kia Mphahlele

“A smile is the universal welcome.”
― Max Eastman, The Sense of Humor

“Don't stop short of your goal”
― Alice Randall, Ada's Rules: A Sexy Skinny Novel