Alison Carlson

“That's the beauty of it. Have you seen the contraptions these magicians build to accomplish the most mundane feats? They are a bunch of fish covered in feathers trying to convince the public they can fly, I am simply a bird in their midst.”
― Erin Morgenstern, The Night Circus

“The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.”
― Coco Chanel

“Hope is a fickle, dangerous thing. It steals your focus and aims it toward the possibilities instead of keeping it where it belongs—on the probabilities.”
― Rebecca Yarros, Fourth Wing

“It's not sipping wine. It's a mourning wine. You drain it. Like this.”
― Neil Gaiman, Anansi Boys