Vera Deluca

“The field was empty now. The grasses had been laid flat by more than one game played there, but in the center of it all, a single wildflower caught my attention. I was bright purple and stood erect where a hundred others around it had been smashed. I wondered if it had somehow escaped harm, or if it had been stepped on before but refused to lie down.”
― Jennifer A. Nielsen, The Runaway King

“I'm still a king. My title isn't determined by my crown; it's in my blood.”
― Jennifer A. Nielsen, The Runaway King

“Valuable lessons were code words for pain that no one apologized for.”
― Jennifer A. Nielsen, The False Prince

“.....Just because it's possible doesn't mean its wise”
― Jennifer A. Nielsen, The False Prince