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21 " Do you have mosquitoes in Maine?” Owen asked. “Oh, yes. The mosquito is the unofficial state bird of Maine, I think.” He grinned. “Daddy used to say that about Georgia.” “Well, South Carolina’s is the palmetto bug, just in case you were wondering. "
― Karen White , The Sound of Glass
22 " Did you know that all clown fish start off as boys and later on in their lives become girls? "
23 " He was just born with inner demons that were always stronger than he was. "
24 " Life doesn’t get easier. We just get stronger. "
25 " One need not be a chamber to be haunted, One need not be a house; The brain has corridors surpassing Material place.—EMILY DICKINSON "
26 " Actually, they’re really just ordinary plants. But they’ve learned to survive unordinary events, which makes them like the strongest plants in the world. That’s pretty cool. "
27 " Life is a lot like the interstate, where every exit is an entrance someplace else. "
28 " We travel with the same packed bags we’ve always had, until we take the time to unpack them. "
29 " There was something about the past - the reassurance that others had lived and loved and survived before me gave me something to cling to in the present. "
30 " Taking care of the details was probably how Merritt took back control, and Loralee wondered whether every girl who lost her mother did the same thing when life got muddier than a puddle. "