“Familial betrayal is, to me, the most heartbreaking kind - because if ...” — Alexandra Bracken Quote

“Familial betrayal is, to me, the most heartbreaking kind - because if you can't trust your family to love you and protect you, who can you really trust?”

“Being a very tall person, I have always felt a kinship with giraffes.”

“...crackers..." a voice breathed out nehind us, "yesss...”

“Don't say”

“The truth is, I love history and studied it in college, with a particular focus on early American history. My love is so deep, in fact, I went to school at The College of William & Mary in Colonial Williamsburg.”

“Much like dystopian and post-apocalyptic books are a way to explore the worst-case scenarios lurking around the corner, fantasy can serve as a wonderful tool for showing kids that they have an inherent power in them to create change, both in themselves and in their community.”

“Love is the poetry of the senses.”

“There is only one kind of love, but there are a thousand imitations.”

“A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.”

“A part of kindness consists in loving people more than they deserve.”

“The only way to get love is to be lovable. It's very irritating if you have a lot of money. You'd like to think you could write a check: 'I'll buy a million dollars' worth of love.' But it doesn't work that way. The more you give love away, the more you get.”

“The more you focus on sex without love, and drugs and violence, lifestyle of intimidation and recycling, the less energy you spend on opening up the big tent.”