Elsa Altschuler

“Home is behind, the world ahead, And there are many paths to tread Through shadows to the edge of night, Until the stars are all alight. Then world behind and home ahead, We’ll wander back to home and bed. Mist and twilight, cloud and shade, Away shall fade! Away shall fade! Fire and lamp, and meat and bread, And then to bed! And then to bed!”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

“Is it immoral to marry a man solely to gain a library? And if that man happens to be tremendously good looking, is it more or less of a sin?”
― Beth Brower, The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 4

“Whenever I had it in my hand, I was invincible. I had used it only three times, because I was in awe of its lucky power and didn’t want to jinx it. But all three times I had not been killed. As you can plainly see, pretty lucky. The situations had not exactly been life-threatening, but the dentist’s office is no joke. He uses a drill in your mouth. A drill. It’s so serious that no one can say, “This is not a drill!” because it is. It is a drill. In your mouthparts. But I survived. Thanks to my lucky stick.”
― S.D. Smith, Mooses with Bazookas: And Other Stories Children Should Never Read

“Kneel," said Marius, gathering an awkward sort of courage.”
― Gianna Cruz, Four Red Banners