Gina

“...you can hate a place with all your heart and soul and still be homesick for it.”
― Joseph Mitchell

“now look, she said, stretched out on the bed, I don’t want anything personal, let’s just do it, I don’t want to get involved, got it? she kicked off her high-heeled shoes… sure, he said, standing there, let’s just pretend that we’ve already done it, there’s nothing less involved than that, is there? what the hell do you mean? she asked. I mean, he said, I’d rather drink anyhow. and he poured himself one. it was a lousy night in Vegas and he walked to the window and looked out at the dumb lights. you a fag? she asked, you a god damned fag? no, he said. you don’t have to get shitty,...”
― Charles Bukowski, You Get So Alone At Times That It Just Makes Sense

“And I came to recognize that, no matter how difficult the reality, you mustn’t let yourself be beaten. You must have a strong will. You have to summon what you know is right from your innermost depths and follow it.”
― Masaji Ishikawa, A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea

“You're not lost in the storm, Marilyn. You are the storm.”
― Colin Clark, My Week with Marilyn