Maria

“Fantasy is hardly an escape from reality. It's a way of understanding it.”
― Lloyd Alexander

“And anything that might hurt me would just make me stronger in the end.”
― Elizabeth Eulberg, The Lonely Hearts Club

“Pecans are not cheap, my hons. In fact, in the South, the street value of shelled pecans just before holiday baking season is roughly that of crack cocaine. Do not confuse the two. It is almost impossible to make a decent crack cocaine tassie, I am told.”
― Celia Rivenbark, You Can't Drink All Day If You Don't Start in the Morning

“Well, you can't have heartbreak without love," Dan pointed out. "If your heart was really broken, then at least you know you really loved him.”
― Leila Sales, Past Perfect