Claudia

“And now that you don't have to be perfect, you can be good.”
― John Steinbeck, East of Eden

“A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly. You can have a wonky nose and a crooked mouth and a double chin and stick-out teeth, but if you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely.”
― Roald Dahl, The Twits

“Do you know what it is you're most afraid of?"

"Yes."

"What?"

"I'm afraid of being forgotten," Bob said, and having admitted that, wondered if it was true. He said, "I'm afraid I'll end up living a life like everyone else's and me being Bob Ford won't matter one way or the other.”
― Ron Hansen, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

“You hear people mention being in love. It's like a sickness I've never had.”
― Ron Hansen, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford