Madicken

“Her father said she was a princess. He did not see that she was a brave knight.”
― Anne Ursu, Breadcrumbs

“The geologist, six years ago now, hadn't defied anything to climb the hill. He'd had his own powerful magic--the ordinary magic that extraordinarily interested people always have.”
― Elizabeth Knox, Mortal Fire

“I’m attracting small children,” Orma muttered, twisting his hat in his hands. “Shoo it away, will you?”
― Rachel Hartman, Seraphina

“What a slut time is. She screws everybody.”
― John Green, The Fault in Our Stars