“Isabelle thought her heart might burst.One by one, queens, pirates, empresses, and generals from all the corners of the world told their stories, bowed their heads, and left the stage. They were not pretty, these women. Pretty did not begin to describe them. They were shrewd. Powerful, Wily. Proud. Dangerous. They were strong. They were brave. They were beautiful.”
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“Wonderful. Mad at home and mad here. Was there nowhere that this Alice was truly sane?”
“It's Wonderland. Don't lose your head.”
“Cat," I whispered. "Are you mad?" "Yes. But we're all mad here.”
“If you believe in gravity, you already believe in something higher than yourself.”
“Someday, I'm going to discover all the secrets of the universe.”