Adele

“Her mind had fully shut down, her body was already decomposing and her soul was chasing a betta fish”
― Elif Shafak, 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World

“Religion for her had always been a source of hope, resilience and love - a lift that carried her up from the basement of darkness into a spiritual light. It pained her that the same lift could just as easily take others all the way down. The teachings that warmed her heart and brought her closer to all humanity, regardless of creed, colour or nationality, could be interpreted in such a way that they divided, confused and separated human beings, sowing seeds of enmity and bloodshed.”
― Elif Shafak, 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World

“I would like to potter about, hopefully putting more good than bad into the world and finding ways to be of service, but otherwise raising my child, cultivating my garden, and enjoying the company of my family and friends and the many magnificent, tattered volumes on my bookshelves.”
― Cathy Rentzenbrink

“Whenever you trying to pray, and man plop himself on the other end of it, tell him to git lost, say Shug. Conjure up flowers, wind, water, a big rock.”
― Alice Walker, The Color Purple