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Fred started to follow, but Nita caught him in cupped hands, holding him back for a moment. "Fred! Did we do right?" Even here she couldn't keep the pain out of her question, the fear that she could have somehow have prevented his death. But Fred radiated a serene and wondering joy that took her breath and reassured her and filled her with wonder to match his, all at once. Go find out, he said. Diane Duane
Power," Nita heard her father say behind her. "Creation. Forces from before time. This is--this business is for saints, not children!"Even saints have to start somewhere," Carl said softly. "And it's always been the children who have saved the universe from the previous generation and remade the universe in their own image. Diane Duane
Virginia Wolf wrote, 'Across the broad continent of a woman's life falls the shadow of a sword.' On one side of that sword, she said, there lies convention and tradition and order, where all is correct. But on the other side of that sword, if you're crazy enough to cross it and choose a life that does not follow convention, 'all is confusion.' Nothing follows a regular course. Her argument was that the crossing of the shadow of that sword may bring a more interesting existence to a woman,... Elizabeth Gilbert
Henry David Thoreau quote: "A journal is a record of experiences and growth, not a..."
A journal is a record of experiences and growth, not a preserve of things well done or said. Henry David Thoreau
Second to the right, and straight on till morning.'That, Peter had told Wendy, was the way to the Neverland; but even birds, carrying maps and consulting them at windy corners, could not have sighted it with these instructions. Peter, you see, just said anything that came into his head. J. M. Barrie
You might be locked in a world not of your own making, her eyes said, but you still have a claim on how it is shaped. You still have responsibilities. Barack Obama
You're enjoying this, aren't you?"I'd feel better if I could guard your back."You're going to do that with a rifle from the closest hill, remember."Night vision and scope, fine, but I can't kill them all from a distance."You couldn't kill them all if you were johnny on the spot, either," I said. No but I'd feel better."Worried about me?" He shrugged. I'm your bodyguard. If you die under my protection, the other bodyguards will make fun of me." It took me a second to realize he was making a... Laurell K. Hamilton
Well, usually when a person shakes their head,” said McGonagall coldly, “they mean ‘no.’ So unless Miss Edgecombe is using a form of sign language as yet unknown to humans... J. K. Rowling
Nora Roberts quote: "What if there's a fire?" Glenna said sweetly, and Cian merely..."
What if there's a fire?" Glenna said sweetly, and Cian merely smiled. "Then I guess you'd better open a window, and fly. Nora Roberts
James Joyce quote: "This race and this country and this life produced me, he said...."
This race and this country and this life produced me, he said. I shall express myself as I am. James Joyce
Nobody said anything while I opened the bag and took out the egg salad sandwich. It was one of those funny moments when a bit of normal human activity embarrasses everybody out of their bluster and hostility, and roles are momentarily laid aside. Jonathan Lethem
Wil Wheaton quote: "I can't believe you said that about fire ants and..."
I can't believe you said that about fire ants and thunderstorms! You are such a Houstonist! Wil Wheaton
Richard Adams quote: "It's the place that worries you," said Hazel. "I don't like it..."
It's the place that worries you," said Hazel. "I don't like it myself, but it won't go on forever. Richard Adams
Ellen Goodman quote: "Civility, it is said, means obeying the unenforceable."
Civility, it is said, means obeying the unenforceable. Ellen Goodman
Young man,' Porbus said, seeing Poussin stare open-mouthed at a picture, 'Don't look at the canvas too long, it will drive you to despair. Honore de Balzac

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