May
"For she was one of those happily created beings who please without effort, make friends everywhere, and take life so gracefully and easily, that less fortunate souls are tempted to believe that such are born under a lucky star." - Little Women (p279)
"My heart is constantly tethered between 'I need more routine and stability in my life' and 'I crave endless messy and honest conversations, getting lost in the middle of nowhere, falling deeply in love and travelling the world and living each day wildly, honestly and intentionally.' Forever caught between a strong mind and a fragile heart." - Unknown
"Being alone feels like a problem that needs to be solved." - Sherry Turkle
"While these internal revolutions were going on, her external life had been as busy and uneventful as usual." - Little Women (p385)
"#whitewashedOUT means being told as a kid 'you talk like a white person' and feeling guilty for being glad of it." - Lori M. Lee
"Well I'm glad I don't have to go and be with all those frightening people and think of things to say." - Little Women
"He was sea-dreaming. Imagining things that would hurt him later. Now, even." - The Winner's Kiss (p179)
June
"like when you draw a picture of a friend and it's almost right but not quite, and the face on the sheet gives you the creeps." - Never Let Me Go (p116)
"Sometimes I act a lot older than I am - I really do - but people never notice it. People never notice anything." - The Catcher in the Rye (p10)
"The goddamn movies. They can ruin you. I'm not kidding." - The Catcher in the Rye (p113)
July
"It will happen to me as to them." - Thomas Mann
"The moment you admit to loving someone is the moment you admit to having a lot to lose." - Unknown
"Students think that their environment is diverse if one comes from Missouri and another from Pakistan - never mind that all of their parents are doctors or bankers." - William Deresiewicz
August
"So when you look at yourself,
tell me, who do you see?
Is it the person you've been,
or the person that you're
gonna be?" - Greg Holden
Love,
M