💬 Quotes

"Grammatical precision, the love of literature, a sense of duty... these are the things that save us from the mediocrity of everyday life."

"Always seek the beautiful, even in the most unlikely places; it is the only way to endure the world."

"The meaning of life is to find your own 'camellias'—the small, fleeting moments of grace that make existence bearable."

"I am a concierge. I am small, unassuming, and hidden from view, yet inside, I possess a library of thoughts that would shame the wealthy tenants I serve."

"And now, my sons, remember, remember that it is upon the rock of our Redeemer, who is Christ, the Son of God, that ye must build your foundation."

"Adam fell that men might be; and men are, that they might have joy."

"And if men come unto me I will show unto them their weakness. I give unto men weakness that they may be humble; and my grace is sufficient for all men that humble themselves before me."

"I will go and do the things which the Lord hath commanded, for I know that the Lord giveth no commandments unto the children of men, save he shall prepare a way for them that they may accomplish the thing which he commandeth them."

"And when ye shall receive these things, I would exhort you that ye would ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ, if these things are not true; and if ye shall ask with a sincere heart, with real intent, having faith in Christ, he will manifest the truth of it unto you by the power of the Holy Ghost."

"Behold, the Lord esteemeth all flesh in one; he that is righteous is favored of God."

"I was nineteen and I was going to die and I knew it, and there was no way to stop it."

"That was the summer the atmosphere changed, the summer the dream of Los Angeles started to curdle."

"We were all so obsessed with our own surfaces, with the way we looked, the way we were perceived, that we were completely blind to what was happening right in front of us."

"Everything was a performance, and the audience was always invisible, which made the stakes feel both nonexistent and terrifyingly high."

"The truth is a terrifying thing, but the secret is a cage you build for yourself, and eventually, you stop wanting to leave."

"I realized then that we were all just shards of people, broken pieces of something that had once been whole, trying to fit together in a world that was constantly shifting."

"Even in the future, the story begins with once upon a time."

"I’m a mechanic. I fix things. I don’t fix people."

"What if you’re not the damsel in distress? What if you’re the one who needs to do the rescuing?"

"People are cruel, but they are also capable of such beautiful kindness."