"Don’t settle. Know what you want and reach for it. And if you don’t know what you want, be patient. The answers will come to you in time, and you may find that your heart’s desire has been right under your nose all the while."- Julia Quinn, To Sir Phillip, With Love

Guilty Pleasure

"I know you want to stop it. Protect her from it. But you’re young. You don’t see what I see. It’s not just that she makes him a better person. She does, but, he changes her too. Damon challenges her, surprises her. He makes her question her life, beliefs. Stefan is different. His love is pure and he’ll always be good for her. Damon is either the best thing for her or the worst.” -TVD

"Every man’s life ends the same way. It is only the details of how he lived and how he died that distinguish one man from another." -Ernest Hemingway

My Neighborhood

London Calling

I was talking to my mom last night and telling her how London has really started to grow on me. Everyone always told me what a wonderful city it is but I had some trouble settling into its rhythm during the fall/winter. However, as the weather has started to warm and my busy routine has become comfortable, I've grown to appreciate the city in which I have spent the past 8 months. For a while I was looking forward to heading home for summer, I couldn't wait to return to something familiar. Now, when I think about it, I feel sad at the thought of leaving. My mom told me if I wanted to I could stay, which is amazing and wonderful that she would give me that option. But I want to be home. I want to have the space to focus on my dissertation. I want to spend time with my old man of a dog. I want to see my friends. But I think that one day, in the not too distant future, London will call me back and I will be happy to return.

Truman Capote & Harper Lee

Meryl Streep & Stanley Tucci

Happy May!