"But war had a taming effect"
- Nadia Hashimi
"An entire lifetime can change in one afternoon. The rest of the world can continue on, unaware of a quiet, solitary cataclysm occurring a few feet away."
"Without them, one’s status as an adult is never secure; a childless adult creates adulthood for himself , and as exhilarating as it often is, it is also a state of perpetual insecurity"
- Hanya Yanagihara
"Children are touched by heaven—their every breath, every laugh, every touch a sip of water to the desert wanderer. I could not have known this as a child, but I know it as a mother, a truth I learned ..."
"I am the master of my destiny."
- Lailah Gifty Akita
"What is gone is gone and will not come back. When the earth swallows, it swallows forever and we are left to stumble along feeling the absences. These are our burdens."
"As children inch their way into adolescence, the parent changes. He is an authority, a source of answers, and a chastising voice. Depending on the day, he may be resented, emulated, questioned, or def..."
"I refuse to believe that we’re going to go through life without something magical happening"
- Lisa Kleypas
"some people are lonely for all the right reasons."
- Meg Rosoff
"o•cean (ˈōSHən) n. pl. -s. 1. The endless part of yourself you never knew but always suspected was there. [2015, Whittier]"
- Nicola Yoon