Cordelia

“One day you'll discover that the opinions of worthless people are worthless.”
― Piers Anthony, A Spell for Chameleon

“She looked around. "Oh, I've just got to hug somebody! You!" And she hugged Puck, the little ghost horse. "And you." She hugged Pook, and Peek, and even the nose of the moat monster. "But not you," she decided, encountering the zombie.”
― Piers Anthony, Crewel Lye: A Caustic Yarn

“Adults had the notion that juveniles needed to suffer. Only when they had suffered enough to wipe out most of their naturally joyous spirits and innocence were they staid enough to be considered mature. An adult was essentially a broken-down child.”
― Piers Anthony, Centaur Aisle

“Without change something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.”
― Frank Herbert, Dune