Amberbluebird

“His own image; no longer a dark, gray bird, ugly and disagreeable to look at, but a graceful and beautiful swan. To be born in a duck's nest, in a farmyard, is of no consequence to a bird, if it is hatched from a swan's egg.”
― Hans Christian Andersen, The Ugly Duckling

“She laughed and danced with the thought of death in her heart.”
― Hans Christian Andersen, The Little Mermaid

“Reading is one form of escape. Running for your life is another.”
― Lemony Snicket

“It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.”
― William Shakespeare