John-David

“doppelgänger”
― Megan Lally, That's Not My Name

“dance? Milady, sorry my hands are clammy! After you learn how to properly shake hands, (Firm, but gentle. Not limp, like a wet noodle. Up and down, for two to five seconds.) Quattlebaum chooses dance partners. When she gets to you, there are two girls left: April, and a girl with chronic halitosis. Guess who you get? Yuck. Chivalry You plan to open the door for April but the guy in front of you presses PUSH TO OPEN. Still, she smiles your way, and you do the same, till you see your mom out front, in the car, waiting”
― Kwame Alexander, Booked: A New York Times Bestselling Novel-in-Verse about Soccer, Family, and Friendship for Children (Ages 10-12)

“It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche

“Try to understand men. If you understand each other you will be kind to each other. Knowing a man well never leads to hate and almost always leads to love.”
― John Steinbeck