Tamara

“Different people remember things differently and you’ll not get any two people to remember anything the same, whether they were there or not. You stand two of you lot next to each other, and you could be continents away for all it means anything.”
― Neil Gaiman, The Ocean at the End of the Lane

“I love him. He's my life. I've been waiting for him, my whole life, and now, he's here." I don't know how to explain. "With Henry, I can see everything laid out, like a map, past and future, everything at once, like an angel..." I shake my head. I can't put it into words. "I can reach into him and touch time...he loves me. We're married because...we're part of each other..." I falter. "It's happened already. All at once.”
― Audrey Niffenegger, The Time Traveler's Wife

“Because they travelled together, they developed intimacy. This was something other orphans didn’t have. Intimacy makes you feel unique. Intimacy makes you feel as though you have been singled out, that someone in the world believes you have special qualities that nobody else has.”
― Heather O'Neill, The Lonely Hearts Hotel

“We’re supposed to sentence people fairly after fully considering their life circumstances, but instead we exploit the inability of the poor to get the legal assistance they need—all so we can kill them with less resistance.”
― Bryan Stevenson, Just Mercy