Christine

“On the first day Coraline's family moved in, Miss Spink and Miss Forcible made a point of telling Coraline how dangerous the well was, and they warned her to be sure she kept away from it. So Coraline set off to explore for it, so that she knew where it was, to keep away from it properly.”
― Neil Gaiman, Coraline

“My hour for tea is half-past five, and my buttered toast waits for nobody.”
― Wilkie Collins, The Woman in White

“And the rest is rust and stardust.”
― Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita

“Stories are light. Light is precious in a world so dark.”
― Kate DiCamillo, The Tale of Despereaux