Joanna

“That's a pretty story,' said Afanasievna as she let go of Ansky's genitals. 'A pity I'm too old and have seen to much to believe it.'

It has nothing to do with belief,' said Ansky, 'it has to do with understanding, and then changing.”
― Roberto Bolaño, 2666

“I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.”
― Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird

“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.”
― Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird

“It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a good writer.”
― E.B. White, Charlotte’s Web