Christina Westover

“Unrequited love is the infinite curse of a lonely heart.”

“How do you even know I'm someone you'll want to remember? We've only seen each other once before.' (Amber) 'Have you ever looked at a painting and known you had something in common with it?...”

“Be passionate about what you write, believe in your ability to convey timeless ideas, and let no one tell you what what you're capable of.”

“Anything creative requires a bit of acting,and filling in blanks with imagination.”

“I won't stop writing until I am known as the Kurt Cobain of literature!”

“As I write, My fingers tap tap the keys the way Ravi Shankar's fingers pluck and strum the strings of his sitar.”

“About writing:The trick is to make sure you love what you've produced--to Believe..in order to convince.”

“Inhale when I inhale. Exhale when I exhale. Breathe with me,for two beating hearts breathing one breath together become one.”

“You know how sometimes you remember a place you once loved, a movie you’ve enjoyed, only to be disappointed when you return to that place or see that movie for a second time? Well, it wasn’t...”

“It may be escapist, but if I have a choice between watching the news or reading a book which gets me to see the world through different eyes, I will always choose the latter!”

“She realized, when relationships failed to last, it was not because love was no longer present, but because people had stopped believing in themselves and in their partners.”