Twyla

“You kids take your time," the Naysayer called from above them. "Me an'the oncoming apocalypse will just hang out and get to know each other while we wait.”
― Carrie Ryan, The Map to Everywhere

“Professor Manley begins his first day of Uglification class by explaining why villains must be ugly to succeed. Ugliness releases you from the surface - from the prison of vanity and youur own looks - and sets you free to embrace the soul within.”
― Soman Chainani, The Last Ever After

“Is it Bub?" Stavik cried after them. "Or Cobble? Louis-Josef? Tog the Log?"
Fin shook his head to himself as he mounted the stairs, still laughing.
"Come on!" Stavik's voice faded behind him. "Those are common pirate names!”
― Carrie Ryan, The Map to Everywhere

“Two days ago, the Preserve received a curious visitor. Our logbook shows the signature of a Ms. Notah Reelnaym, hailing from the foreign-sounding port of Nowareneerheer, arriving at 10:00 am on the nose with a child and leaving an hour and three minutes later without one. Log notes indicate that Ms. Reelnaym spent precisely one hour touring the Preserve. Mr. Gubbens, our Chief Orphan Wrangler, reports spending that hour walking around the Preserve alone, loudly explaining Preserve policies to no one for no obvious reason. Remaining three minutes of Ms. Reelnaym’s visit unaccounted for.”
― Carrie Ryan