Jennifer ~ TarHeelReader

“Us" versus "them" is not in our genes. It is something we learn.”
― Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson, Beasts: What Animals Can Teach Us About the Origins of Good and Evil

“Sometimes you need to scorch everything to the ground, and start over. After the burning the soil is richer, and new things can grow. People are like that, too. They start over. They find a way.”
― Celeste Ng, Little Fires Everywhere

“No one recognises the happiest moment of their lives as they are living it. It may well be that in a moment of joy, one might sincerely believe that they are living that golden instant 'now', even having lived such moments before, but whatever they say, in one part of their hearts they still believe that a happier moment to come. Because how could anyone, particularly anyone who is young, carry on with the belief that everything could only get worse: if a person is happy enough to think he has reached the happiest moment of his life, he will be hopeful enough to believe his future will be just as beautiful.”
― Orhan Pamuk, The Museum of Innocence

“Though soulmates aren't looking for you, they will find you.”
― Kevin Ansbro