Eli Emmons

“The face that was engulfed in sadness just a few moments ago was now having a diabolical glow.”
― Rebecca Harlem, The Pink Cadillac

“Not that anyone ever asked me, but all the company I ever needed was a book and the breeze at the edge of the ocean. I was happiest when I was alone”
― Brian Selznick, Kaleidoscope

“Come Jessie,' you said. 'Come and walk in the moonlight with me”
― Bryce Courtenay, Jessica

“But cats understand several key things of which writers’ lives are made: stress, focus, and a lonely persistence in the face of emotional and/or physical torment. All of these are central elements of feline and writerly consciousness and experience; and it’s never surprised me that so many writers have chosen cats as companions.”
― Caleb Carr, My Beloved Monster: Masha, the Half-wild Rescue Cat Who Rescued Me