February 15, 2012

That you may retain your self-respect, it is better to displease the people by doing what you know is right, than to temporarily please them by doing what you know is wrong. ~ William J. H. Boetcker

September 28, 2011

Nessa didn't know exactly what she wanted, but she knew very definitely that it was something different to what she had got.  She would never be able to please her mother, no matter what she did. ~ Maeve Binchy (from "The Copper Beach")