Grace

“I know little of magic, Lady,' he said haltingly. 'I am but a woodcutter's son, and there is much that is not given to men to understand; but of this I am sure: there is more to things than we imagine. Beyond the stars are worlds without number, perhaps, and had I never sought to look beyond my own I should be the poorer for it.”
― Sylvia Engdahl, Enchantress from the Stars

“I don’t care to be pretty,” Blue shot back hotly, “I care to look on the outside like I look on the inside.”
― Maggie Stiefvater

“If practicality and morality are polarized and you must choose, you must do what you think is right, rather than what you think is practical.”
― Philip K. Dick, Philip K. Dick: The Last Interview and Other Conversations

“Everyone too busy trying to survive to spend any time creating something new.”
― James S.A. Corey, Leviathan Wakes