“The day was blossoming into a truly lovely example of autumn... the air was crisp, but the sun was warm.” ― Sarah J. Maas, The Assassin's Blade

Be less curious about people and
more curious about ideas.
No legacy is so rich as honesty.
Integrity is a life
where your beliefs and intentions are
aligned with your words and actions.

"The first of many autumn rains smelled smoky, like a doused campsite fire, as if the ground itself had been aflame during those hot summer months. It smelled like burnt piles of collected leaves, the cough of a newly revived chimney, roasted chestnuts, the scent of a man's hands after hours spent in a wood shop."

— Leslye Walton (The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender)