Nikki

“A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Now, should we treat women as independent agents, responsible for themselves? Of course. But being responsible has nothing to do with being raped. Women don’t get raped because they were drinking or took drugs. Women do not get raped because they weren’t careful enough. Women get raped because someone raped them.”
― Jessica Valenti, The Purity Myth: How America's Obsession with Virginity is Hurting Young Women

“My father says that almost the whole world is asleep. Everybody you know. Everybody you see. Everybody you talk to. He says that only a few people are awake, and they live in a state of constant total amazement.”
― John Patrick Shanley, Moonstruck, Joe Versus the Volcano, and Five Corners

“When we allow others access to our personal world, we give them the opportunity to see into us in ways we're not able to see ourselves.”
― Bob Beaudine, The Power of Who: You Already Know Everyone You Need to Know