Mary Davis

“For of all sad words of tongue or pen,
The saddest are these: "It might have been!”
― John Greenleaf Whittier, Maud Muller

“Never be afraid to be honest and stand up for what is right, Stella,” he said pointedly. “Just remember to balance your courage with wisdom.”
― Sharon M. Draper, Stella by Starlight

“Politics was reduced to its most tribal , “us” versus “them,” and “them” grew into a big list: blacks, Latinos, immigrants , liberals , city dwellers, you name it.”
― Hillary Rodham Clinton, What Happened

“Welcome to the human race. Nobody controls his own life, Ender. The best you can do is choose to fill the roles given [to] you by good people, by people who love you. I didn't come here because I wanted to be a colonist. I came because I've spent my whole life in the company of the brother that I hated. Now I want a chance to know the brother that I love, before it's too late, before we're not children anymore.”
― Orson Scott Card, Ender’s Game