A.J.

“The victory is only a matter of quickness of eye and quickness of foot–snake’s blow against mongoose’s jump–and as no eye can follow the motion of a snake’s head when it strikes, this makes things much more wonderful than any magic herb.”
― Rudyard Kipling, Rikki-Tikki-Tavi

“I am wild, I will sing to the trees,
   I will sing to the stars in the sky,
  I love, I am loved, he is mine,
   Now at last I can die!
I am sandaled with wind and with flame,
   I have heart-fire and singing to give,
  I can tread on the grass or the stars,
   Now at last I can live!”
― Sara Teasdale, Love Songs

“Only in absolute silence could he simply exist and not be reminded of who and what he was, or according to his critics, who and what he wasn’t. But finding a space that wasn’t dominated by the commotion of a television set, the rapid clicks of paparazzi cameras, or the murmuring of a hungry crowd was very rare.”
― Chris Colfer, Stranger Than Fanfiction

“And if you’re a parent, I promise your child already knew all the bad words in this book.…”
― Chris Colfer, Stranger Than Fanfiction