Cassandra

“Life can be wonderful if you're not afraid of it. All it takes is courage, imagination ... and a little dough”
― Charlie Chaplin

“And the turtles, of course...all the turtles are free, as turtles and, maybe, all creatures should be.”
― Dr. Seuss, Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories

“If you never did you should. These things are fun and fun is good.”
― Dr. Seuss

“You are a terrifying creature," the Voice told her solemnly. "You do not take your place in your father's tent, letting men make your decisions for you. You ride as a man, you fight as a man, and you think as a man --"

"I think as a human being," she retorted hotly. "Men don't think any differently from women -- they just make more fuss about being able to.”
― Tamora Pierce, The Woman Who Rides Like a Man