Sarah McLaughlin

“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

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

“Where's the glory in repeating what others have done?”
― Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief

“If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself.”
― Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief