"Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones; and when you have laboriously accomplished your daily task, go to sleep in peace. God is awake. "
— Victor Hugo

"The worst time to feel alone is when you're in a crowd"
— Anthony Horowitz (Point Blank (Alex Rider Adventures))

"The more men see of the world, the bigger their hearts"
— Avi (Crispin: At the Edge of the World)

""See them little scales there, how they're closed up tight like window shutters? Underneath 'em are the seeds - flat little things, flimsy as a baby's figernails - with a point at one end. If a fire comes along, the heat is gonna cause those scales to peel back and drop their seeds, while the ground is still scorching hot. Then that tiny seed is gonna burrow in and take root." I was nine years old the summer Freeda and Winnalee Malone rushed across our lives like red-hot flames, peeling back the shutters that sat over our hearts and our minds, setting free our sweetest dreams and our worst nightmares. "
— Sandra Kring

"For all those who longed to find a best friend and found it in themselves"
— Sandra Kring (The Book of Bright Ideas)