Elly

“But truth be told, I'm not as dour-looking as I would like. I'm stuck with this round, sweetie-pie face, tiny heart-shaped lips, the daintiest dimples, and apple cheeks so rosy I appear in a perpetual blush. At five foot four, I barely squeak by average height. And then there's my voice: straight out of second grade. I come across so young and innocent and harmless that I have been carded for buying maple syrup. Tourists feel more safe approaching me for directions, telemarketers always ask if my mother is home, and waitresses always, always call me 'Hon.”
― Sarah Vowell, Take the Cannoli

“Why do we pursue information that we know will never leave our heads?”
― Dave Eggers

“I believe the sin of covetise is that pang of resentment you may feel when even the people you love best have what you want and don't have.”
― Marilynne Robinson, Gilead

“I, myself, am made entirely of flaws, stitched together with good intentions.”
― Augusten Burroughs