“They say the eyes are the window to the soul.”
― Wendy Mass, quote from A Mango-Shaped Space
“I'm going to be so normal that when people look up normal in the dictionary, my name will be there.”
― Wendy Mass, quote from A Mango-Shaped Space
“All those people in their black-and-white worlds - they have no idea what they're missing”
― Wendy Mass, quote from A Mango-Shaped Space
“… I just figured it would be easier to do the math problem with the numbers in the correct colors.”
― Wendy Mass, quote from A Mango-Shaped Space
“orange trail leading down to the kitchen and”
― Wendy Mass, quote from A Mango-Shaped Space
“If I could paint, I would do it myself.”
― Wendy Mass, quote from A Mango-Shaped Space
“When I was little, I used to run out into the rain and let the water run all over me. Then one day I saw lightning split a tree nearly in half. That pretty much took the joy out of prancing around in thunderstorms.”
― Wendy Mass, quote from A Mango-Shaped Space
“I open my eyes and stare at the page. I see the black letters. But I also see the pinks and greens and purples and yellows. I can’t say I’m surprised.”
― Wendy Mass, quote from A Mango-Shaped Space
“My mission was to multiply twenty-four times nine.”
― Wendy Mass, quote from A Mango-Shaped Space
“Beware, Underlanders, time hangs by a thread.
The hunters are hunted, white water runs red.
The Gnawers will strike to extinguish the rest.
The hope of the hopeless resides in a quest.
An Overland warrior, a son of the sun,
May bring us back light, he may bring us back none.
But gather your neighbors and follow his call
Or rats will most surely devour us all.
Two over, two under, of royal descent,
Two flyers, two crawlers, two spinners assent.
One gnawer beside and one lost up ahead.
And eight will be left when we count up the dead.
The last who will die must decide where he stands.
The fate of the eight is contained in his hands.
So bid him take care, bid him look where he leaps,
As life may be death and death life again reaps.”
― Suzanne Collins, quote from Gregor the Overlander
“Almost sixteen weeks after I'd woken up on the bedroom floor, the lightbulb box arrived.”
― Steven Hall, quote from The Raw Shark Texts
“She felt worthless and hollow. There was no hope of fixing this.
And when hope is gone, time is punishment.”
― Mitch Albom, quote from The Time Keeper
“Después de todo, a mi modo, estoy aquí para guiarte. El problema es que la palabra «guía» tiene connotaciones positivas que pueden ser incorrectas. Puede que tenga que dirigirte hacia dónde no quieras ir.”
― John Katzenbach, quote from The Analyst
“We spread the time as we can, but in the end the world takes it all back.”
― Stephen King, quote from Wolves of the Calla
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