Velva Beder

“Mary looked at her gratefully. “Well, that’s what I think. I mean, I couldn’t bear to—to just stop doing things and do nothing. You might as well die now and get it over.” Moira nodded. “If what they say is right, we’re none of us going to have time to do all that we planned to do. But we can keep on doing it as long as we can.”
― Nevil Shute, On the Beach

“Victor's tortured eyes blazed down at her, and for a moment she was afraid.  Then he leaned down and dissolved into tears in the arms of Celena who was only six.”
― Barbara Sontheimer, Victor's Blessing

“Biology gives you a brain. Life turns it into a mind.”
― Jeffrey Eugenides, Middlesex

“cold”
― Sharon Creech, Saving Winslow: An Uplifting Story of Hope, Courage, and the Unbreakable Bond Between a Boy and His Donkey for Kids