Necmi Çoban

“Wanting to intrude on Lech’s solitude, which was all Lech had left that he considered valuable.”
― Mick Herron, Bad Actors

“Pops”
― Laura Pavlov, Beating Heart

“And what is your name going to be?" Ms. Isle asks me as we are ending our session. "You need to think of a stage name. Something that will set you apart. A name that will cause the judges to sit up and think, now she is someone special!"

I shrug. “I don’t want to be anyone else. I’m just Brooke.”

“Be aware, everyone else is coming up with a stage name. That’s part of picking out your brand. Just Brooke isn’t going to get any attention.”

“Maybe not," I agree. "But my singing will!”
― Sunshine Rodgers, Just Brooke

“The tree of which we are branches on, makes choices yesterday, by the choices we make today.”
― Matthew Edward Hall, San Mateo: Proof of The Divine