Naomi Novik: "We do not always get to choose the part we play."

Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.

I am trying to live my life with a sharpie marker approach. You can't erase the strokes you've made, but each step is much bolder and more deliberate.

Quote - Her soul was too deep to explore by those who always swam in the shallow end.