Ronda

“Elected officials who believe their own political survival is more important than anything else threaten the survival of our republic, no matter what they tell themselves to justify their cowardice.”
― Liz Cheney, Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning

“He had said something like, "why don't people ever say anything real?" And now he knew why. Because to say anything real was to say things that nobody wanted to know. Or if they wanted to know, they would not care in the right way. Or even understand. It was a private thing to be alive. He understood this now.”
― Elizabeth Strout, The Things We Never Say

“The world also needs to remember to never take for granted what has been gifted to us through the sacrifice of others: the right to an education and learning, the power and luxury of freedom, and the beauty to appreciate the routine of simple, everyday life.”
― Madeline Martin, The Keeper of Hidden Books

“How good are you at keeping a secret?'
'I'm an attorney.”
― Sandra Brown