Amelia

“The modern hero is the outsider. His experience is rootless. He can go anywhere. He belongs nowhere. Being alien to nothing, he ends up being alienated from any type of community based on common tastes and interests. The borders of his country are the sides of his skull.”
― Flannery O'Connor, Flannery O'Connor: Collected Works

“Real life was something happening in her peripheral vision.”
― Rainbow Rowell, Fangirl

“Know something about the world, and by this I mean the world outside of books. This might require joining the Marines, or working on an oil rig or as a hash slinger at a truck stop in Kentucky. Know what it smells like out there. If everything you write smells like a library, then your prospective audience will be limited to those who like the smell of libraries.”
― Douglas Wilson, Wordsmithy: Hot Tips for the Writing Life

“The people who guard the rainbow don't like those who get in the way of the sun.”
― Terry Pratchett, Going Postal