pretty isn't everything you punkass

If ‘genius is eternal patience’, as Michelangelo affirms, Amy had some claim to the divine attribute, for she persevered in spite of all obstacles, failures, and discouragements, firmly believing that in time she should do something worthy to be called ‘high art’. She was learning, doing, and enjoying other things, meanwhile, for she had resolved to be an attractive and accomplished woman, even if she never became a great artist.

Oh, you’re not volunteering. It’s called community service. And you wouldn’t be doing it if you didn’t pull the fire alarm during your I.Q. test. I wouldn’t be doing it if you hadn’t arrested me.

Sometimes things don’t work out the way we hope. You can feel like… like you’ve come to an end and you don’t know what to do next. But if you just keep going, you find something new to fight for.