We're all broken. In our own ways- in places no one might see.

Those who know what it's like in the dark will do anything to stay in the light.

Soft or hard, love was an act of heroism.

"I read about Queen Nzinga, who ruled in central Africa in the sixteenth century, resisting the Portuguese. I read about her negotiating with the Dutch. When the Dutch ambassador tried to humiliate her by refusing her a seat, Nzinga had shown her power by ordering one of her advisers to all fours to make a human chair of her body." I need to learn more about this powerful African queen. #feminism

When you try to color coordinate your bev and your book 🍹📚💁🏻

"But race is the child of racism, not the father. And the process of naming "the people" has never been a matter of genealogy or physiognomy so much as one of hierarchy." Such a sobering thought to digest over coffee this morning. Coates, you're wowing me.

"The classroom was a jail of other peoples' interests. The library was open, unending, free."- Coates.
A dirty martini and a though-provoking book make for a perfect Thursday night.

Kasie West has done it again, with another light, fun, and sweetly romantic story.

This book is so adorable.

It was quite a lot of pages to sacrifice for an ultimately "ok" read. If you're interested in trying out this book, save trees and choose the ebook.

Falling back into the world of the Tear for a while. #longlivetheglynnqueen

"You will find, Rolfe, that one does not deal with Celaena Sardothien. One survives her."

This book has my heart ❤️

And Manon understood in that moment that there were forces greater than obedience, and discipline, and brutality. Understood that she had not been born soulless; she had not been born without a heart. For there were both, begging her not to swing that blade.

I fangirled so hard yesterday...

I've been waiting for you for so long!

Words are, in my not-so-humble opinion, our most inexhaustible source of magic. Capable of both inflicting injury, and remedying it.

Live in the present, remember the past, and fear not the future, for it doesn't exist and never shall. There is only now.

Respect the past; you never know how it may affect you.

"It only takes a split second for life to go horribly wrong. To fix the mess, I need a thousand things to go right. The distance from one bit of luck to the next feels as great as the distance across oceans. But, I decide in this moment, I will bridge that distance, again and again, until I win. I will not fail."

"Women scream when they're hurt, Barty's voice echoed in her head. Men scream when they're dying.
I'm not going to scream either way."

"Most maidens are perfectly capable of rescuing themselves in my experience, at least the ones worth something, in any case.”