The Waitress

"My dreams died the moment I put on this apron."

"Humor helps me forget how awful everything is."

"Beauty is wasted in a place this ugly and depressing."

"Death might be the only escape I'll ever get."

"Perseverance is just another word for being stuck."

"I'm grateful for nothing and nobody in my life right now."

"Creativity left me the day I started working here."

"Justice doesn't exist for people like me."

"Patience is something I don't have and never will."

"Kindness is a luxury I can't show when I'm this miserable."

"The only strength I have is showing up every damn day."

"I live in constant fear that nothing will ever change."

"Power is something people like you take from people like me."

"Money would solve all my problems, but I'll never have enough."

"Health is something I'm losing with each passing year in this place."

"Adventure exists for everyone but me."

"Imagination is the only escape I have from reality."

"Technology hasn't made my job any easier or less miserable."

"History will forget I ever existed, and that's fine with me."

"Philosophy doesn't matter when you're living paycheck to paycheck."

"Literature lets me live other people's better lives."

"Politics is just rich people arguing while the rest of us suffer."

"War and my job aren't that different - both are hell."

"Motivation left me somewhere between my third and fourth year here."

"Inspiration only comes in the form of escape fantasies for me."

"Relationships are complicated when you work seventy hours a week."

"Solitude is the only relationship I want anymore."

"You think you're charming, but you're just another predator."

"I've heard every pickup line known to man, and they're all terrible."

"Don't assume you know anything about my life or my struggles."