Jennifer

“My closest friend at this time was my tiny pet dog - it was one of the cute little breeds that people in other countries put frocks on. I wouldn't have been allowed to do that, because putting clothes on dogs was a well-known example of capitalist degeneracy.”
― Hyeonseo Lee, The Girl with Seven Names: A North Korean Defector's Story

“We have a set of rules for our faith, our sexuality, our marriages, our dating relationships, for choosing a church—nothing is off-limits. We tell ourselves to always do this, and never do that, and everything will turn out perfectly. Worse than that, we back up our rules with Bible verses and tell everyone else to follow them too.”
― Allison Fallon

“Don't let anything or anyone decide for you. It has to be what you want. And never stop pursuing a dream, or an opportunity, because you're trying to be considerate of others.”
― Mari Jojie, A Hundred Silent Ways

“Isn't it weird that everything that's coming out of my mouth is going directly into the past?”
― Rebekah Crane, The Odds of Loving Grover Cleveland