Jamie Dacyczyn

“There were lives in those books, and deaths. Families and friends and lovers and enemies. Joy and despair, jealousy, envy, madness, and rage. All there. I reached out and touched the cover of one called The Earth. I could almost hear the characters inside, murmuring and jostling, impatient for me to open the cover and let them out.”
― Jennifer Donnelly, A Northern Light

“I am the Disreputable Dog. Or Disreputable Bitch, if you want to get technical. When are we going for a walk?”
― Garth Nix, Lirael

“Voice is not just the sound that comes from your throat, but the feelings that come from your words.”
― Jennifer Donnelly, A Northern Light

“Whether or not you find your own way, you're bound to find some way. If you happen to find my way, please return it, as it was lost years ago. I imagine by now it's quite rusty.”
― Norton Juster, The Phantom Tollbooth