Cassandra Rouse

“This life’s hard, but it’s harder if you’re stupid.”
― George V. Higgins, The Friends of Eddie Coyle

“We accept the love we think we deserve.”
― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

“People aren't either wicked or noble. They're like chef's salads, with good things and bad things chopped and mixed together in a vinaigrette of confusion and conflict.”
― Lemony Snicket, The Grim Grotto

“We have to dare to be ourselves, however frightening or strange that self may prove to be.”
― May Sarton