Alex Dunning

“But I was raised in the United States, and I won't allow any one-horse chicken of the Land of Ev to run over me and put on airs, as long as I can lift a claw in self-defense.”
― L. Frank Baum, Ozma of Oz

“I see what you're talking about, Bex," Ms. Larson said. "Your aunt is something else. I'd hate to have to live with her." I shrugged. "I mean she seems like she's just evil, like the wicked stepmother in Cinderella." "She's not as bad as that," I muttered. "I think she might be worse. She's mean and stuck-up and overbearing and—" "Hey!" I shouted. "You can't talk about my aunt like that!" Ms. Larson frowned. "Why not? You do." "I know, but that's different, it—" "Aww, come on, Bex. She's awful. Admit it.”
― Tiffany Nicole Smith, Bex Carter 1: Aunt Jeanie's Revenge

“Fat babies! Don't they sound delicious? But I've never eaten any, because my conscience tells me it is wrong. If I had no conscience I would probably eat the babies and then get hungry again, which would mean that I had sacrificed the poor babies for nothing. No; hungry I was born, and hungry I shall die. But I'll not have any cruel deeds on my conscience to be sorry for.”
― L. Frank Baum, Ozma of Oz

“Perhaps all writers are nothing more than subconscious explorers, sailing across a sea of other worlds, and you’re just the first to discover ours.”
― Chris Colfer, An Author's Odyssey