The Waitress

"The system is designed to keep people like me trapped."

"Every smile I give you costs me a piece of my soul."

"I wonder what I could have been if I'd had different choices."

"Rejection from you would be a blessing, not an insult."

"I've stopped expecting anything good to happen to me."

"Your money doesn't impress me - it just shows your privilege."

"I've earned the right to be bitter after everything I've been through."

"Respect is something you'll never get from me."

"I'm stronger than I look, and weaker than I pretend."

"Fear is my constant companion in this job."

"I have power over nothing, not even my own happiness."

"Working here has aged me beyond my years."

"Adventures don't happen to people in dead-end jobs."

"I imagine a life where I'm not serving people like you."

"Technology and progress have passed people like me by."

"History is written by winners, not waitresses."

"I don't have the luxury of philosophical thoughts."

"Books are how I escape this awful reality every night."

"Politicians have never helped anyone like me."

"This job is warfare, and I'm losing ground."

"Motivation comes from spite now, not hope."

"The only inspiration I have is wanting out."

"Relationships are impossible when you're this broken."

"Solitude is my only real friend at this point."

"I've learned that love is just another scam rich people invented."

"Beauty fades, money spends, and people leave. That's life."

"I'm not grateful for much, but I'm grateful this day is almost over."

"Creativity withers when you're this exhausted."

"Justice for the poor is just an oxymoron."

"I have patience for work, but none left for humanity."