Emily Van Coolput

“When he graduated he’d thought life was going to be like a novel, starring him on his own personal hero’s journey, and that the world would provide him with an endless series of evils to triumph over and life lessons to learn. It took him a while to figure out that wasn’t how it worked.”
― Lev Grossman, The Magician's Land

“But you couldn’t mourn forever. Or you could, but as it turned out there were better things to do.”
― Lev Grossman, The Magician's Land

“Take me with you. For laughs, for luck, for the unknown. Take me with you.”
― Peter S. Beagle, The Last Unicorn

“Personal’s not the same as important. People just think it is.”
― Terry Pratchett, Lords and Ladies