Heather

“Of course, if he accepted what the woman had said at face value, that meant the apartment was capable of reading children’s minds in order to lure them with the appropriate bait. Like a smarter version of the candy house in “Hansel and Gretel,” Alex thought. In my case, a scary movie did the trick. He stared at the clothes before him.”
― J.A. White, Nightbooks: A Spellbinding Award-Winning Horror Fantasy about a Boy Who Must Tell Scary Stories to Survive for Children

“Privately Kate thought that for a guy in a banana-yellow suit he was turning out to be a pretty sharp operator.”
― Lev Grossman, The Silver Arrow

“Maybe it’s ok to do something wrong if you’re doing it for the right reason.”
― Janae Marks, From the Desk of Zoe Washington

“Do you think you can forgive Marcus now?” “Oh, honey,” she said, putting her hand on my shoulder. “If Marcus really is innocent, I hope you will forgive me for keeping him from you all these years. I hope you understand why I did it, that I was only trying to protect you. I still am, the best way I know how.”
― Janae Marks, From the Desk of Zoe Washington