Cloey Aconley

“People with self-respect exhibit a certain toughness, a kind of moral nerve; they display what was once called *character,* a quality which, although approved in the abstract, sometimes loses ground to the other, more instantly negotiable virtues.... character--the willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life--is the source from which self-respect springs.”
― Joan Didion, Slouching Towards Bethlehem

“The core of mans' spirit comes from new experiences.”
― Jon Krakauer, Into the Wild

“You have been the last dream of my soul.”
― Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities

“I have not the pleasure of understanding you.”
― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice