Beth Ann

“on what we heard—” “Now don’t you be so confident, Mr. Jem, I ain’t ever seen any jury decide in favor of a colored man over a white man. . . .” But Jem took exception to Reverend Sykes, and we were subjected to a lengthy review of the evidence with Jem’s ideas on the law regarding rape: it wasn’t rape if she let you, but she had to be eighteen—in Alabama,”
― Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird

“That’s really important in trying to understand shibui. It sounds simple, like a cliché, really; but it’s true: a woman is most beautiful when she is herself.”
― Elizabeth Berg, Once Upon a Time, There Was You

“What is the point of being alive if you don't at least try to do something remarkable? How very odd, to believe God gave you life, and yet not think life asks more of you than watching TV.”
― John Green, An Abundance of Katherines

“Drake is five years older than me and the biggest womanizer in the state—which is saying something since Utah was built by polygamists.”
― Destiny Ford, The Devil Drinks Coffee