Sarah McLaughlin

“She'd also called me brave...unless she was talking to the catfish.”
― Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief

“There is something about words. In expert hands, manipulated deftly, they take you prisoner. Wind themselves around your limbs like spider silk, and when you are so enthralled you cannot move, they pierce your skin, enter your blood, numb your thoughts. Inside you they work their magic.”
― Diane Setterfield, The Thirteenth Tale

“You might as well ask an artist to explain his art, or ask a poet to explain his poem. It defeats the purpose. The meaning is only clear thorough the search.”
― Rick Riordan

“The real world is where the monsters are.”
― Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief