"I like a lot of things. I like books, ones with a meaningful message but with humor, or a comic..."

“I like a lot of things. I like books, ones with a meaningful message but with humor, or a comic book. I like movies, mostly classical romances and comedies, but I lie those odd artsy ones too. I like music, indie stuff, but I don’t like liking music that other people like. I like food, really only Olive Garden and my mom’s cooking. I like the Internet, and going to my favorite websites twenty times a day. I like coloring books, especially when I use those metallic, shiny crayons. I like animals, I communicate better with them than that “human species”. I like snow, when it’s untouched and all white and I’m inside. I like leaves, the crunchy kind that you can step on and crush into smithereens. I like when the sun is shining on your arm, and you can feel it and it’s all warm. I like stuffed animals, smallish ones that fit on my bed but end up under my mattress. I like quiet, where I can sit, and just sit, and do nothing else. I like vases filled with flowers that look effortlessly placed, all spread apart equally. I like a lot of things.”

- Esther Grace Earl, CrazyCrayon blog, January 4, 2009