Erika

“It's not what we eat or don't eat that makes us good people; it's how we treat one another. As you grow older, you'll find that people of every religion think they're the best, but that's not true. There are good and bad people in every religion. Just because someone is Muslim, Jewish, or Christian doesn't mean a thing. You have to look and see what's in their hearts. That's the only thing that matters, and that's the only detail God cares about.”
― Firoozeh Dumas, Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America

“I guess the only time most people think about injustice is when it happens to them.”
― Charles Bukowski, Ham on Rye

“It was like she held a string and pulled on it just slightly to open me up. She got in, put a piece of herself inside me, and left again. In there, somewhere, I still feel it.”
― Markus Zusak, I Am the Messenger

“As he read, I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once.”
― John Green, The Fault in Our Stars