Tamara

“They were careless people ... they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made . . . . ”
― F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

“Life can only be understood backwards;
but it must be lived forwards.”
– Soren Kierkegaard”
― Inglath Cooper, Crossing Tinker's Knob

“Beneath the smooth, familiar face of things is another that waits to tear the world in two.”
― Madeline Miller, Circe

“If you ever need to quickly get the attention of a roomful of American musicians, “A-one!” will do it every time. Warning: do not use this command frivolously.”
― Carole King, A Natural Woman: A Memoir