Maddie

“But the fact is that, even as I know and teach the power of writing, I still find myself in disbelief when I see that power at work in the real world. Maybe it is the nature of books. Film, music, the theater—all can be experienced amidst the whooping, clapping, and cheering of the crowd. But books work when no one else is looking, mind-melding the author and audience, forging an imagined world that only the reader can see.”
― Ta-Nehisi Coates, The Message

“I like to watch the sunset. It’s always surprised me how little people grieve when darkness overtakes the light.”
― Elizabeth Gonzalez James, The Bullet Swallower

“I don’t like knowing people in the context of things. "Oh, that’s the person I work out with. That’s the person I’m in a book club with. That’s the person I did that show with." Because once the context ends, so does the friendship”
― Jennette McCurdy, I'm Glad My Mom Died

“But knowing everything is too much like knowing nothing; without a story, it’s all just information.”
― Jennifer Egan, The Candy House