Leora Stangler

“Now, how do you think this door
works ... ?”
Brynne took one look at it and kicked it open.
“Wait ... that’s it?” said Aru. “I thought there’d be more to it! Like in Lord
of the Rings, where there’s a riddle door with the message ‘speak friend and enter.’
Except I can’t remember what friend is in Elvish.”
Brynne rolled her eyes, but her smile was warm. She stepped through first.
Aiden held open the door for Aru. As she walked past him, he said, “It’s
mellon, by the way.”
“Nerd.”
― Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the Song of Death

“We choose how to look at our lives. We choose what we can live with, and what we cannot, and only you can decide.”
― Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes

“Were you raised under a mountain?”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Moon Rising

“Heroines usually are the Kingdom of Death's worst nightmares. They're always barging in, waving scraps of metal around, and demanding things. No manners whatsoever."
"Excuse you!" said Aru. "What about heroes! I bet they're just as bad as heroines." "
It's a compliment! Heroes rarely have the guts to demand things. Usually they just sulk until a magical sidekick feels bad for them and does all the work while they get all the credit.”
― Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the End of Time: The Graphic Novel