Alex Whitney

“She had such unusual eyes. They made me think of the seaside, and so I called her Ocean, and could not have told you why.”
― Neil Gaiman, The Ocean at the End of the Lane

“And did I pass?" The face of the old woman on my right was unreadable in the gathering dusk. On my left the younger woman said, "You don't pass or fail at being a person, dear.”
― Neil Gaiman, The Ocean at the End of the Lane

“We are put on this planet only once, and to limit ourselves to the familiar is a crime against our minds.”
― Roger Ebert

“I am haunted by humans.”
― Markus Zusak, The Book Thief