Hilary

“First of all, people are always pretending to be what they are,” said his father. “That’s basically a philosophical question. Part of being something is pretending to be it.”
― Anne Nesbet, Cloud and Wallfish

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

“She was never going to stand by and say nothing again.”
― Eleanor Estes, The Hundred Dresses

“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