Lauren

“What does it matter if we lie? When has anything good ever happened in the world just because someone told the truth?”
― Martine Fournier Watson, The Dream Peddler

“Basketball Rule #10

A loss is inevitable,
like snow in winter.
True champions
learn
to dance
through
the storm.”
― Kwame Alexander, The Crossover

“Mamaw and Papaw believed that hard work mattered more. They knew that life was a struggle, and though the odds were a bit longer for people like them, that fact didn’t excuse failure. “Never be like these fucking losers who think the deck is stacked against them,” my grandma often told me. “You can do anything you want to.” Their”
― J.D. Vance, Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis

“I don’t believe in epiphanies. I don’t believe in transformative moments, as transformation is harder than a moment. I’ve seen far too many people awash in a genuine desire to change only to lose their mettle when they realized just how difficult change actually is.”
― J.D. Vance, Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis