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“Not very pretty." The old man looked her up and down and then cocked his head. "Kind of scrawny too."
Shea stared back at him with the blankest expression she could muster. He'd have to do better than that if he wanted to offend her. She'd never put much stock in her looks. They were always just there. Like the sun or the sky. Neither helping nor hindering. Her strength, speed and capability were infinitely more important. She disagreed, however, with his assessment of scrawny. Scrawny implied she was just skin and bones. It was weakness, and Shea wasn't weak.”
― T.A. White, Pathfinder's Way

“He broke off his explanation, seeing in his daughter’s eyes the exact moment that a child first understands there are limits on what her parents can do, rather than just limits on what they choose to do.”
― Mark Lawrence, Prince of Fools

“He had such faith in me. It was so adorable. And so utterly stupid.”
― A&E Kirk, Drop Dead Demons

“I love the way that each book—any book—is its own journey. You open it, and off you go….”
― Sharon Creech