Abigail Singrey

“Maryan put a hand over her face. "Oh no. You pretended to be captured by bandits so that I'd come and meet Prince Hugo, didn't you?"

"Isn't he the sweetest thing?" said her mother. "And so fashionable."

"He's got like a million followers," said her father. "I'm not sure what that means, but many of my peers are impressed. And he's in line to inherit all the southern territories."

Maryan glared at them. "Mom, Dad, you need to stop sending suitors after me. They keep getting eaten by servants of the underworld."

Her father spread his hands. "A relationship requires work and sacrifice, Maryan.”
― Alexander Thomas, Princess of Prophecy

“But to me, what’s ideal for a dog is a life where she is honored for who she is and not expected to become something she’s not. It’s a life where her most basic needs are deeply satisfied and one in which her emotional wellness is prioritized so that she develops resilience.”
― Kerry Nichols, Puppy Brain: How Our Dogs Learn, Think, and Love

“A startling power like that of a great wind, the rumble of a tsunami, or the tremor of an earthquake emanated from their passing. Pigeons streaming over Columbus, Ohio, in 1855 spooked horses, impelled children to run for home, and caused the pious to drop to their knees in prayer.”
― James H. McCommons, The Feather Wars: And the Great Crusade to Save America's Birds

“I'd traveled the world from top to bottom, literally. I'd hopscotched the continents. I'd met hundreds of thousands of people, I'd crossed paths with a ludicrously large cross-section of the planet's seven billion residents. For thirty-two years I'd watched a conveyor-belt of faces pass by and only a handful ever made me look twice. This woman stopped the conveyer belt.”
― Prince Harry, Spare