Vendula Ratata

“How could she be anxious when everything was so cheerful? Very easily, as it happens. Brain chemistry doesn’t care about how pretty things are.”
― Maureen Johnson, Truly, Devious

“People say depression lies. Anxiety is just stupid. It’s unable to tell the difference between things that are actually scary (being buried alive, for example) and things that are not scary at all (being in bed under the covers). It hits all the same buttons. Stop. Go. Up. Down. It’s all the same to anxiety.”
― Maureen Johnson, Truly Devious

“The thing about looking just a little bit means it’s really easy to look a little bit more.”
― Maureen Johnson, Truly, Devious

“Chitra ignored the question, instead collapsing next to Reichis. She extended a paw and placed it on his muzzle. “He will be so full of anger, this one. You must be his caution, as he will be your courage. You will teach him when to flee and he will teach you when to fight.”
― Sebastien de Castell, Spellslinger