Amy Burch

“That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet.”
― Emily Dickinson

“They’re not hideous,” said Tessa.
Will blinked at her. “What?”
“Gideon and Gabriel,” said Tessa. “They’re really quite good-looking, not hideous at all.”
“I spoke,” said Will, in sepulchral tones, “of the pitch-black inner depths of their souls.”
Tessa snorted. “And what color do you suppose the inner depths of your soul are, Will Herondale?”
“Mauve,” said Will.”
― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Prince

“War is what happens when language fails.”
― Margaret Atwood

“Make it a rule never to give a child a book you would not read yourself.”
― George Bernard Shaw