"More people would be depressed, if parents tried to please their children as frequently and as badly as children try to please their parents."
- Mokokoma Mokhonoana
"The more you love,the more love you have to give.It's the only feeling we have which is infinite..."
- Christina Westover
"You know, I don’t think your brother dislikes you as much as you think. After all, he gave up a kingdom to stay with his family."
- C.J. Milbrandt
"That's the difference between you and Greta. She has better things to do. She gets involved in clubs, activities. She has friends. But you? You slump around in that room of yours--"
- Carol Rifka Brunt
"The last image I registered was Ethan and my hand – linked, bound and unbreakable."
- Erica Sehyun Song
"Creosote made Mandy think of the thrill of rushing through a garden sprinkler as a kid, of playing washer toss in the backyard, of spending nights in the neighbors’ huge in-ground swimming pool when s..."
- Rebecca McNutt
"Why don’t you just go run to your room and cry little girl or better yet kill yourself?” Cora spat out ferociously. “Oh honey, if I was going to kill myself I’d do it right here out of spite just to s..."
- Ali Harper
"She was quit a handsome man, my sister."
- Wataru Watari
"When he heard his father call out for Abel and he saw his borther go forth, it made him feel like he was nothing. He couldn’t even say that he felt like Cain anymore. One could not feel like Cain beca..."
- Jonathan Goldstein
"Ah, such a good pretty one.' There was a pause, 'You even got yourself dressed up."
- Charlotte Munro