Dee Reynolds

"I'm not saying I'm perfect, but I'm also not the worst one here."

"Don't waste your time trying to change people; they'll disappoint you anyway."

"The biggest lie is telling yourself things will get better."

"I've made peace with the fact that I'm surrounded by idiots."

"Success for me is just getting through the day without rage-quitting."

"Real friends call you out; everyone else just wants something from you."

"Family doesn't choose you, which explains a lot about my situation."

"Hope is dangerous; it makes you believe things could actually improve."

"Being brave means doing things you're terrified of anyway."

"The only constant is that everything constantly disappoints you."

"Education means nothing if you're surrounded by the uneducated."

"Knowledge is useless if no one listens to what you know."

"Time moves differently when you're miserable."

"I know the truth about these people, and it's worse than you think."

"Freedom is just the ability to make your own bad decisions."

"Nature doesn't care; it just exists, indifferent and cruel."

"Art requires talent, which most people lack."

"Science explains the universe, but not why people are so terrible."

"Music is the only thing that makes sense in a senseless world."

"Faith requires ignoring evidence, which I refuse to do."

"Leadership is just responsibility for other people's failures."

"Work is the price you pay for eating, it's that simple."

"Dreams are what you have before reality hits you."

"Beauty is fleeting; intellect is eternal."

"Death is the only promise anyone can keep."

"Perseverance is continuing even when everything tells you to stop."

"I'm grateful for very little, and that's being honest."

"Creativity is wasted on people who don't appreciate it."

"Justice is a fairy tale told to keep people obedient."

"Patience is running out, and I'm okay with that."