Maria

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

“Heartbreak could be lived with if it weren't accompanied by regret.”
― Laura Kasischke, The Raising

“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

“My dear, here we must run as fast as we can, just to stay in place. And if you wish to go anywhere you must run twice as fast as that.”
― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland