Recognize Yourself

Quote of the week:

But if you recognize yourself in these pages- if you feel something stirring inside-stop reading immediately. You might be one of us. And once you know that, it might be only a matter of time before they sense it too, and they'll come for you.

- Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief

She could hear dandelions roaring

Quote of the week:

She could hear the grass singing to itself and the trees in the park murmuring in deep, sleepy voices. She could hear dandelions roaring and weeds pushing up out of cracks in the city pavement, and she could hear the slow voice of the sea saying "Old! Old! Old!" as it fell on the beach at the edge of town. Everything that was green Minnie could hear with her green ear.

- Margaret Mahy, The Girl with the Green Ear

Take it up with Domestic Affairs

Quote of the week:

I told my mom that I wanted to be a prodigy, that I wanted to play Carnegie Hall. I told her I wanted to play the piano. "Take it up with Domestic Affairs," she said. That's my mom's way of saying, "Talk to your dad."

- Linda Urban, A Crooked Kind of Perfect