Emily Lang

“I cannot fix on the hour, or the spot, or the look or the words, which laid the foundation. It is too long ago. I was in the middle before I knew that I had begun.”
― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

“Neftalí reached out and hugged Mamadre's neck tight. He wanted to tell her how much he loved her. He wanted to tell her he was sorry for being angry with her and not talking to her. But his overwhelming emotions stood in the way of his words.
'There now. Let's go inside,' she said.
But Neftalí wasn't ready to let her go. He needed one more moment. He whispered in her ear, 'It is not true what they say.'
'And what is that, my son?'
A tear ran down his cheek. 'Swans do not sing when they die.”
― Pam Muñoz Ryan, The Dreamer

“Oh, magic hour, when a child first knows she can read printed words.”
― Betty Smith, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

“Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show.”
― Charles Dickens, David Copperfield