Kristan

“Like all children, you would have loved and admired her. You would have named your favorite doll after her....And then you would have poked out the doll's eyes.”
― Sally Hobart Alexander, She Touched the World: Laura Bridgman, Deaf-Blind Pioneer – The Inspiring True Story for Kids (Ages 10-12) About a Girl Who Changed Education

“I am angry. We should all be angry. Anger has a long history of bringing about positive change.”
― Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, We Should All Be Feminists

“no, no, it's not all random, if it really was all random, the universe would abandon us completely. and the universe doesn't. it takes care of its most fragile creations in ways we can't see. like with parents who adore you blindly. and a big sister who feels guilty for being human over you. and a little gravelly-voiced kid whose friends have left him over you. and even a pink-haired girl who carries your picture in her wallet. maybe it is a lottery, but the universe makes it all even out in the end. the universe takes care of all its birds.”
― R.J. Palacio, Wonder

“It's nice to be the best, Son. But it's infinitely better of course, to be the best.”
― Matthew Ward, The Fantastic Family Whipple