LadyCalico

“Bruno, someday you will die of kindness, tolerance and gentleness. Well, given the options, it isn't a bad way to go.”
― Romain Gary, The Kites

“My point is, we all have demons. Seeing other people's demons come to light makes it so easy to judge because it's not your demons and it's not your shit--it is their shit. The reality is, your shit is just as bad, but the content is different.”
― Tyrus, Just Tyrus

“He smiled that Frank smile. “Oh, but my treasure, it is so much less exhausting. You only have to forgive once. To resent, you have to do it all day, every day. You have to keep remembering all the bad things.” He laughed, pretending to wipe sweat from his brow. “I would have to make a list, a very, very long list and make sure I hated the people on it the right amount. That I did a very proper job of hating, too: very Teutonic! No”—his voice became sober—“we always have a choice. All of us.”
― M.L. Stedman, The Light Between Oceans

“Stick to now. Put right the things you can put right today, and let the ones from back then go. Leave the rest to the angels, or the devil or whoever's in charge of it.”
― M.L. Stedman, The Light Between Oceans