Lois Deinert

“You don't know what you can accomplish if you never try.”
― Dennis K. Hausker, Echo Three Tango

“Supposing I know of a flower that is absolutely unique, that is nowhere to be found except on my planet, and any minute that flower could accidentally be eaten up by a little lamb, isn't that important? If a person loves a flower that is the only one of its kind on all the millions and millions of stars, then gazing at the night sky is enough to make him happy. He says to himself "My flower is out there somewhere." But if the lamb eats the flower, then suddenly it's as if all the stars had stopped shining. Isn't that important?”
― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince

“You think you're as tough as you used to be?"
"Probably not, Blink," I said.  "But in theory, I'm a hell of a lot smarter.”
― Albert Waitt, The Ruins of Woodman's Village

“thirty-five words long, sometimes longer.”
― Andrew Clements, Frindle