Gin

“Because that was the way surprises worked—they didn’t tend to pencil themselves in to your schedule and let you know they were visiting ahead of time.”
― Mariana Zapata, The Wall of Winnipeg and Me

“Life was all about choices. You chose what to make out of what you had. And I wasn’t going to let it make me its bitch. I could be a mature adult who knew her limits. I could be a good person. Maybe not all the time, but enough.”
― Mariana Zapata, The Wall of Winnipeg and Me

“What no one tells you is that the road to accomplishing your goals isn’t a straight line; it looks more like a corn maze. You stopped, you went, you backed up, and took a few wrong turns along the way, but the important thing you had to remember was that there was an exit. Somewhere.”
― Mariana Zapata, The Wall of Winnipeg and Me

“The only people in the world who can hurt you are those you let have that ability, Van.”
― Mariana Zapata, The Wall of Winnipeg and Me