Lily

“A new word. Bright with possibilities. A flawless pearl to turn over and over in my hand, then put away for safekeeping.”
― Jennifer Donnelly, A Northern Light

“I have never heard a more eloquent silence.”
― Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak

“And workers who needed to go to the bathroom weren't allowed to take a break. They were forced to pee right on the slaughterhouse floor, near meat that people would soon be eating.”
― Eric Schlosser, Chew on This: Everything You Don't Want to Know About Fast Food

“The impression of strength came from an extraordinary vitality that seemed to pulse in the very air around him”
― Elizabeth George Speare, The Bronze Bow