I wanted to make more than just money. I wanted to make a difference and be remembered.

The more you suffered, the more you survived. It shaped people in different ways, and what broke one person could empower another.

—Penelope Douglas in Falling Away

The most valuable lesson anyone learns in life should be learned as early as possible. That you don't have to live in the reality someone else had invented. You don't have to do anything you don't want to do. Ever.

—Penelope Douglas in Corrupt

Acting like you don't care is not letting it go.

—Penelope Douglas in Bully

I like storms. Thunder, torrential rain, puddles, wet shoes. When the clouds roll in, I get filled with this giddy expectation. Everything is more beautiful in the rain.

—Penelope Douglas in Bully

Few simple rules: respect your elders, take care of your body, finish what you start, and solve your own problems.

—Penelope Douglas in Bully

A lot of people wonder how you can tell if you're really in love. Just ask yourself this question: 'Would I mind being financially destroyed by this person?

—Ronnie Shakes

I can live without money, but I cannot live without love.

—Judy Garland

Please to put a nickel, please to put a dime. How petitions trickle in at Christmas time!

—Phyllis McGinley

Finding your passion isn't just about careers and money. It's about finding your authentic self. The one you've buried beneath other people's needs.

—Kristin Hannah in Distant Shores

The day, water, sun, moon, night—I do not have to purchase these things with money.

—Plautus