Annette Schmidt

“But when you grow comfortable hiding within a protective shell, it’s harder than one might expect to stand up and say, “Actually, folks, this is who I am.”
― Kristin Harmel, The Book of Lost Names

“It wasn’t the fear that mattered in life. It was the choices made when you were afraid. You were brave because of your fear, not in spite of it.”
― Kristin Hannah, The Four Winds

“Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves.”
― Matt Haig, The Midnight Library

“you don’t need money or weapons or a big platform to change the world. Sometimes, something as simple as a pen and a bit of imagination can alter the course of history.”
― Kristin Harmel, The Book of Lost Names