Stephanie Sapp

“The way he said her name made my heart cramp. In all my years of word collecting, I've learned this to be a tried and true fact: I can very often tell how much a person loves another person by the way they say their name. I think that's one of the best feelings in the world, when you know your name is safe in another person's mouth. When you know they'll never shout it out like a cuss word, but say it or whisper it like a once-upon-a-time.”
― Natalie Lloyd, A Snicker of Magic

“Maybe better advice might be to spend your energy focusing on what and who makes you happy, instead of focusing on the fools who don’t like you—for whatever reason.”
― Lisa Flipps

“If you stand tall, you'll be shot at. If you stoop down, you'll get stepped on. Everybody faces this, Ana. It's up to you to decide what you want and who you are.”
― Jess Keating, How to Outrun a Crocodile When Your Shoes Are Untied

“So much in this world does not seem real. We think we are so connected nowadays -- cell phones, Internet, and constant access to everything and everybody. But we're not really connected. We've forgotten what's real. We've forgotten how to interact with the world around us. Not just to see something on a screen but to feel it, to smell it, to taste it. That's reality.”
― Deron R. Hicks, Secrets of Shakespeare’s Grave