Nhi C

“Perhaps, if you weren't so busy regarding my shortcomings, you'd find that I do possess redeeming qualities, discreet as they may be.  I notice when the sky is blue.  I smile down at children.  I laugh at any innocent attempt at humor.  I quietly carry the burdens of others as though they were my own.  And I say 'I'm sorry' when you don't.  I am not without fault, but I am not without goodness either.”
― Richelle E. Goodrich, Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year

“Like a ghost heart—a heart you can see right through, right into some other world where everything you ever lost has gone to hide.”
― Ali Benjamin, The Thing About Jellyfish

“And so the spring buds burst, and so I gaze,
And so the blossoms fall, and so my days ...”
― Onitsura

“And if you insist on continuing to make assumptions about my character, I’ll advise you only this: assume you will always be wrong.”
― Tahereh Mafi, Ignite Me