Erin

“Here, she curled up in a tight ball and waited, purred to her unborn babies. And the trees, the tall and kindly trees, watched over her while she slept, slept the whole night through.”
― Kathi Appelt, The Underneath

“THERE IS NOTHING lonelier than a cat who has been loved, at least for a while, and then abandoned on the side of the road.”
― Kathi Appelt, The Underneath

“THE WORLD IS made of patterns. The rings of a tree. The raindrops on the dusty ground. The path the sun follows from morning to dusk.”
― Kathi Appelt, The Underneath

“Preconceived, fixed notions can be more damaging than cannon.”
― Barbara W. Tuchman, The First Salute : View of the American Revolution