melody

“But sometimes, people kick you to the ground at recess because they think the shape of your eyes is funny. They lunge at you because they see a vulnerable body. Or a different skin color. Or a different name. Or a girl. They think that you won't hit back - that you'll just lower your eyes and hide. And sometimes, to protect yourself, to make it go away, you do.

But sometimes, you find yourself standing in exactly the right position, wielding exactly the right weapon to hit back.”
― Marie Lu, Warcross

“In fact koalas spend so little time thinking, their brains actually appear to have shrunk over the last few centuries; the koala is the only known animal whose brain only fills half of its skull.”
― Stuart Gibbs, Poached

“I could imagine her as a kindergartener, making a high-tech raid on the family cookie jar.”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy Camp

“In the entire world, sharks kill fewer than ten people a year, while coconuts falling from trees take out 150.”
― Stuart Gibbs, Poached