Philip C. Stead > Quotes

“There are many accidents of biology that are beyond our control. Some of us are short, some of us are tall. Some of us are weak, some of us are strong. Thankfully, though, personalities are not born ugly; they are learned ugly.”
― Philip Stead, The Purloining of Prince Oleomargarine

“You're getting too old for a stuffed animal. So we traded your bear for a toaster.”
― Philip C. Stead, Jonathan and the Big Blue Boat