I have opinions

Quote of the week:

"Why don't you try for another family, wait and meow by a neighbor's door and see if they'll take you in?"

"Because I'm not cute anymore," said Whittington. "My voice is harsh, I've got the shakes, I have opinions, I like to stay out, I stink, I like to fight. I'm not a house pet."

- Alan Armstrong, Whittington

She travelled all over the world

The books transported her into new worlds and introduced her to amazing people who lived exciting lives. She went on olden-day sailing ships with Joseph Conrad. She went to Africa with Ernest Hemingway and to India with Rudyard Kipling. She travelled all over the world while sitting in her little room in an English village.

- Roald Dahl, Matilda

The Ancient Treasures

Quote of the week:

It was Walter the Earl. Dirt encrusted his thick eyebrows, and ruvulets of perspiration streaked his long stern nose. He stood commandingly on top of the mound, straddling the iron box, and blinked into the bright sunlight. Then, seeing Curly Green and Muggles below him, he smiled a slow triumphant smile. He raised a solemn hand, and his voice rang in the sunlit morning.
"I have found the ancient treasures!"

- Carol Kendall, The Gammage Cup

It's all around us

Quote of the week:

"Don't you see?" said Dad. "It's all around us, and it's been here all along. It's the natural sounds of the forest. It's in the green trees, the fresh air, and clean water. These things are the real treasures of the mountain."

- from My Camping Adventure Personalized Book

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I was stronger than when I left

Quote of the week:

I had been gone seven months. I had been gone a lifetime. Although I returned on walking sticks, moving slowly and taking small steps, I knew that in many ways, I was stronger than when I left.
I opened my music and began to sing.

- Peg Kehret, Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio