Fallon Badagliacca

“The world is not imperfect or slowly evolving along a path to perfection. No, it is perfect at every moment, every sin already carries grace in it.”
― Hermann Hesse, Wer lieben kann, ist glücklich. Über die Liebe

“You can’t do anything to please anybody or say anything to please them or even dress so they’ll be happy and give you a smile.”
― Beatrice Sparks

“[after discussion about what evil is, a question asked to Elphaba on why she killed Madame Morrible]
"Why did you do it?" asked the hostess with spirit.
The Witch shrugged. "For fun? Maybe evil is an art form.”
― Gregory Maguire, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West

“My soul lightened as I realized I could help her. I rolled her body flat, like Grandpa taught me. I swept my finger inside her cold mouth to make sure her breathing passage was open, and I placed my mouth on hers, carefully pinching her nose, and breathed life into her lungs.
Betsy stirred, sputtered a cough, and opened her eyes.
“Now you kiss me?” she said, so weakly I could barely hear her.”
― Darin C. Brown, The Taste of Despair