Nancy Nickeson

“But he isn't my lover, or my fiancé, or my boyfriend or anything, and I refuse to be killed with him.”
― Patricia C. Wrede, Dealing with Dragons

“Well,” said the frog, “what are you going to do about it?” “Marrying Therandil? I don’t know. I’ve tried talking to my parents, but they won’t listen, and neither will Therandil.” “I didn’t ask what you’d said about it,” the frog snapped. “I asked what you’re going to do. Nine times out of ten, talking is a way of avoiding doing things.”
― Patricia C. Wrede, Dealing with Dragons

“Thanking all her lucky stars individually and by name, Cimorene twisted and scrambled to her feet, sword ready.”
― Patricia C. Wrede, Dealing with Dragons

“A soul is the very essence of being. It's what goes on in your head and in your heart, that knows the difference between right and wrong, that has wants and needs and desires. It is the soul that reflects, the soul that perceives the beauty of the world, that loves and feels. The soul is who you are.”
― Elsie V. Aidinoff