Elizabeth

“Let's go downtown," Dad said. "By the public library. You never know what wild and crazy things might be happening at the library.”
― Marion Jensen, Almost Super

“That is the difficult part of growing up. It doesn't happen within the clear boundaries or landmarks set for it. Growing up happens whenever it wants to, in fits and starts and all over the place.”
― Beth Lincoln, A Dictionary of Scoundrels

“There are moments when something we've idealized all our lives changes and becomes something less. Not by a noticeable amount, just an infinitesimal disappointment. But it's like going from 100 percent to 99.9 percent - imperceptible quantitatively, but dramatically different qualitatively, from flawless to flawed.”
― Angie Kim

“Even a very little girl can wield a slide rule”
― Hope Jahren, Lab Girl