Beth

“as ordinary as we might be, we can, if we choose, take the harder road, walk forth bravely under the indifferent stars. We can hazard the ravages of chance. We can choose to endure what seems unendurable, and thereby open up the possibility of prevailing. We can awaken to the world as it is, and, seeing it with eyes wide open, we can nevertheless embrace hope rather than despair. When all is said and done, I think the story tells us that hope is the hero’s domain, not the fool’s.”
― Daniel James Brown, The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of the Donner Party

“she recalls the final conversation she had with Greg on the beach that afternoon at Cape Canaveral: But if something happens, just be happy. At first, she was angry about the way he died. “But anger isn’t constructive,” she said recently. “People make mistakes. And other people pay for it sometimes.”
― Adam Higginbotham, Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space

“Books are a uniquely portable magic.”
― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

“It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets