Jacquelyne Staple

“renunciation of selfishness in thought, word, and action”
― Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, The Bhagavad Gita

“What's that?" said the cat-- "Faith."
"To believe what I tell you about what your don't know," said the fish.”
― Margaret Wise Brown, The Little Island

“For a long time,’ Nico said, ‘I had a crush on you. I just wanted you to know.’ Percy looked at Nico. Then at Annabeth, as if to check that he’d heard correctly. Then back at Nico.

‘You –’

‘Yeah,’ Nico said. ‘You’re a great person. But I’m over that. I’m happy for you guys.’

‘You … so you mean –’

‘Right.’

Annabeth’s grey eyes started to sparkle. She gave Nico a sideways smile.

‘Wait,’ Percy said. ‘So you mean –’

‘Right,’ Nico said again. ‘But it’s cool. We’re cool. I mean, I see now … you’re cute, but you’re not my type.’

‘I’m not your type … Wait. So –’

‘See you around, Percy,’ Nico said.”
― Rick Riordan, The Blood of Olympus

“Rattlesnakes would be a lot more dangerous if they didn't have the rattle.”
― Louis Sachar, Holes