“Resignation, not mystic, not detached, but resignation open-eyed, cons...” — Joseph Conrad Quote

“Resignation, not mystic, not detached, but resignation open-eyed, conscious, and informed by love, is the only one of our feelings for which it is impossible to become a sham.”

“I remembered the old doctor, - "It would be interesting for science to watch the mental changes of individuals, on the spot." I felt I was becoming scientifically interesting.”

“There is nothing more enticing, disenchanting, and enslaving than the life at sea.”

“I make conscious decisions to stay out of the limelight. Without my make-up I'm pretty much the girl next door.”

“I remember keeping a lot of journals and diaries and trying to form a complete thought just based off of those immediate, raw feelings. If anything, I was conscious about how I just always wanted to be as honest as possible, no matter how vulnerable it would make me seem.”

“I think of our readers as young, conscious people. We can't underestimate how far-reaching our content is, especially these days.”