June

“he’s of the Gore Vidal school: ‘It’s not enough that I succeed. Others must fail’.”
― Jennifer Crusie, Rest in Pink

“It helps to expect the unexpected,” I told her. “Since the unexpected is what usually happens.”
― Jennifer Crusie, Rest in Pink

“art is a fragile magic, just like love, and that’s humanity’s only defense against death. That we create and paint and dance and fall in love, that’s our rebellion against eternity. Everything beautiful is a shield. Vincent van Gogh wrote: ‘I always think that the best way to know God is to love many things.’ ”
― Fredrik Backman, My Friends

“Other men preferred the racing about, the belief that their racing was heroic, however pointless in the moment.”
― Grace Burrowes, The Besotted Baron