Sheila

“It's hard to remember who you are, without people who know you that way.”
― Emily Itami, Fault Lines

“What are we, apart from the stories we tell ourselves and other people?”
― Emily Itami, Fault Lines

“Of course, he knew something was wrong, he was a librarian—part psychologist, bartender, bouncer, and detective.”
― Janet Skeslien Charles, The Paris Library

“But then I tell myself that it wasn't as if justice was going to be served no matter what I did. Justice didn't stand a chance. And I hate that. I hate that I stopped believing in things I didn't even know were matters of belief, like justice and fairness. Or honesty. Or the promises people make to each other. Of all the things Cal took from me, that's when I think I miss the most: the apparently naïve belief that you kept your promises. You know what the prosecutor told me? ;Everyone cheats,' as if that was supposed to make it all right.”
― Sue Halpern, Summer Hours at the Robbers Library