Julie Akeman

“franklin," she said sternly, "you know your daddy told you not to play with matches!"
"no he didn’t," franklin countered. "he told me not to let him catch me playing with matches. and I’m not going to let him catch me.”
― Patricia Cornwell, Ruth, A Portrait: The story of Ruth Bell Graham

“the only thing that really gets hurt when you try and change time is yourself.”
― Douglas Adams, Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

“that's what i mean about cats. they're always trying to make fools of us humans.”
― Lilian Jackson Braun, The Private Life of the Cat Who...

“We’ve all had that sort of experience,” said Mma Ramotswe. “Every one of us, Mma. We’ve all had a first day at school, or a first day in a new job. We’ve all been unsure what to do.”
― Alexander McCall Smith, The House of Unexpected Sisters