Amy P

“Bean finds the best apple in our tree and hands it up to me. "You know what this tastes like when you first bite into it?" she asks.
"No, what?"
"Blue sky."
"You're zoomed."
"You ever eat blue sky?"
"No," I admit.
"Try it sometime," she says. "It's apple-flavored.”
― Rodman Philbrick, The Last Book in the Universe

“I've begun to realize that you can listen to silence and learn from it. It has a quality and a dimension all its own.”
― Chaim Potok, The Chosen

“Listen up, Mount High-Hair," Gustav barked. "Say what you want about me, but lay off the rest of the team. I've been through a lot of stuff with these people. Nobody can tell me that Fancy Dancer and Lady Slick-Pants aren't heroes. Captain Gloom-Cape over there, too. And even Shrimp Charming has his moments."

Briar leaned back in her chair. "I admire your ability to insult your friends *while* you defend them. It's a rare talent.”
― Christopher Healy, The Hero's Guide to Storming the Castle

“Can you believe the man rhymed 'Rumplestiltskin' with 'crumpled napkins'?”
― Christopher Healy, The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom