Melissa

“Pain comes at me and I take it, chew it for a few minutes, and spit it back out. It's just not my thing anymore.”
― Dave Eggers, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius

“It makes people feel good to build somethin big. Makes people feel like they're makin progress, I reckon.
Progress toward what?
It doesn't matter. Up higher or down deeper or out farther. As long as you're movin, it don't matter much where you're goin or what's chasin you. That's why they call it progress. It keeps goin of it's own accord.”
― Alden Bell, The Reapers are the Angels

“Who is Spain?
Why is Hitler?
Where are the Snowdens of yesteryear?”
― Joseph Heller

“You should never be surprised when someone treats you with respect, you should expect it.”
― Sarah Dessen, Keeping the Moon