Detailed Content Reviews of Children's, Middle Grade and Young Adult books
“That fool of a fairy Lucinda did not intend to lay a curse on me. She meant to bestow a gift. When I cried inconsolably through my first hour of life, my tears were her inspiration. Shaking her head sympathetically at Mother, the fairy touched my nose. "My gift is obedience. Ella will always be obedient. Now stop crying, child." I stopped.”
“You'd be surprised what people will believe. Usually, the bigger and the more improbable the lie, the more willing they are to believe it.”
“Would you trust him with your life, Halt?" Gilan interrupted, and Halt looked up at him. "Yes," he said quietly. Gilan patted his shoulder once more. "Then trust him with his own," he said simply.”
“How can you stay so calm?" "It helps if you're terrified.”
“So this was about you saving somebody, huh? Yeah, well, let me ask you something, Super Hero... Who’s gonna save you?”
“Never give up because, if an opportunity arises, you have to be ready to take it. Don’t give up,”
“It’s not bravery if you don’t feel fear, right? If you’re not afraid, then you’re not really forcing yourself to do something brave.”
"Self-doubt is a disease. And if it gets out of control, it becomes self-fulfilling.”
"The superstitious villagers believed that Rangers practiced a form of magic that made them invisible to ordinary people. Will wasn’t sure if he believed that—but he wasn’t sure he disbelieved it either. "
"Turns out you don’t really need to yell “AAAARRH” when you rip things apart, but it sure feels good. Probably that’s why Wolverine says “SNIKT” every time his claws come out."
