Marilee Easom

“Adolescenti prolaze teško razdoblje. Odrasli se prema njima ponašaju kao prema djeci, ali očekuju da se oni ponašaju kao odrasli. Zapovijedaju im kao da su male životinje, a onda očekuju da reagiraju kao zrele, uvjek racionalne i samopouzdane osobe. Teško je to vrijeme izgubljenosti i traženja”
― Beatrice Sparks, Go Ask Alice

“Lacing and knotting is not just for shoes. Looping and tying are skills you can use.”
― Sybrina Durant, Boo's Shoes - A Rabbit and Fox Story: Learn To Tie Shoelaces

“Will turned over the last words for a long time. Then he thought about the flashing message-light up in the kitchen.”
― Michael Wyndham Thomas, The Erkeley Shadows

“The fire on the mountain.” That was Anna. “Alchemy,” she said. “I feel it singing in my bones.”
“Singing?” Mary would never understand Anna. The young woman turned away.
Wiseman’s reply was tinged with respect.
“That great pair of alchemists, Francis Ransome and Roberta Le More, believed the work they did affected the world’s spirit, the anima mundi. The Native Americans they met believed they too could and should interact with the Great Spirit. They lived with reverence for the land and all its peoples, the ancestors, the animals, the rocks, the trees, mountains.” 
Mary’s jaw dropped; Caroline glowed; Anna pretended not to listen. Wiseman nodded, then continued.
“You mean…?” began Mary.
“Yes, it could have been so different, a meeting of like-minded earth-based spiritualities. Just imagine, what could have been?”
― Susan Rowland, The Alchemy Fire Murder