Buffy Marconis

“I was so anxious to make him believe me that I leaned towards him, across the table. He looked at me, right into my eyes. That queer, veiled expression in his -- that I fear I used to call his daft look -- was suddenly not there; there seemed to be a light in them and yet I have never seen them look so dark. And they were so direct that it was more like being touched than being looked at. It only lasted a second, but for that second he was quite a different person -- much more interesting, even a little bit exciting.”
― Dodie Smith, I Capture the Castle

“Those who don't believe in magic will never find it.”
― Roald Dahl

“A man falling into dark waters seeks a momentary footing even on sliding stones.”
― George Eliot, Silas Marner

“Women always put men first. That's how everything got so screwed up.”
― Janet Fitch, White Oleander