Hilary

“When I'm really stressed or overwhelmed I turn to biographies of people who've led turbulent lives. I feel it soothing and inspiring to read about people who've endured and overcome.”
― J.K. Rowling

“Lots of things that are worth seeing aren't happy things.”
― Paul Mosier, Train I Ride

“I coped, in the grand tradition of children everywhere, by retreating into my imagination.”
― Tana French, In the Woods

“Their parents may fill the children’s hours with therapeutic equipment, tutors, drivers, therapists, psychiatrists, and special schools, while what a child wants and needs most desperately is a friend. Often a child longs for a friend despite rejecting everyone who reaches out. Such a child may be convinced to come out of hiding if the proffered playmate is a dog”
― Melissa Fay Greene, The Underdogs