Ashley

“the child must have a valuable thing which is called imagination. The child must have a secret world in which live things that never were. It is necessary that she believe. She must start out by believing in things not of this world. Then when the world becomes too ugly for living in, the child can reach back and live in her imagination.”
― Betty Smith, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

“I’ve basically turned into Liza Minnelli: I’m dancing in tights and sequins, begging you to love me.”
― Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl

“Did you know that the parts of the brain involved in decision-making aren’t fully developed until you’re twenty-five years old?”
― Lisa Jewell, Then She Was Gone

“A lot of brainless unicorns swaggering about and calling themselves educated just because they can push each other off a horse with a bit of a stick! It makes me tired. ”
― T.H. White, The Once and Future King