Annie Fox > Annie's Quotes

“If the person you are talking to doesn't appear to be listening, be patient. It may simply be that he has a small piece of fluff in his ear.”
― A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh

“As a nation, we began by declaring that 'all men are created equal.' We now practically read it 'all men are created equal, except negroes.' When the Know-Nothings get control, it will read 'all men are created equal, except negroes, and foreigners, and Catholics.' When it comes to this I should prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretense of loving liberty – to Russia, for instance, where despotism can be taken pure, and without the base alloy of hypocrisy.”
― Abraham Lincoln, Lincoln Letters

“The pitiful wail sounds like a dog locked out in a storm.
Or a ghost.
There’s only one thing I know for certain at this moment. We don’t have a dog.”
― Annie Fox, The Little Things That Kill: A Teen Friendship Afterlife Apology Tour

“I want challenging new ideas that come with quiet, thoughtful conversations, and yes, I want to experience raging conflicts, because being alive means caring enough to fight about what’s not right so you can make it better.”
― Annie Fox, The Little Things That Kill: A Teen Friendship Afterlife Apology Tour