August Neeley

“Old Sophia threw a potato at him. 'Without my fear, I'd be a simpleton,' She called after him. To the women on the platform she said, 'I consider that a potato well spent.”
― Gregory Maguire, The Dream Stealer

“The Fall of the House of Usher' is a fair primer on what not to do with children.”
― Gabrielle Zevin, The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

“You only lose what you cling to.”
― Grace Lin, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

“Claire lived by the firm moral philosophy that one could never have too many pockets, too many books, or too much tea.”
― A.J. Hackwith, The Library of the Unwritten