“Once we got to eating, the idea of happiness returned to me. Not the feeling, the idea. Would a regular girl be happy simply eating a hot meal with a great deal of chew to it? Maybe happiness is a simple thing. Maybe it's as simple as the salty taste of pork, and the vast deal of chewing in it, and how, when the chew is gone, you can still scrape at the bone with your bottom teeth and suck at the marrow.”
Franny Billingsley is an American author known for her fantasy and young adult literature. Born on July 3, 1954, she has a passion for writing that has fueled a series of novels beloved by readers. more
“It is good to be brave, it is better to be good; strive to be both.”
“Bravery means doing something scary.”
“Look to the past with wisdom, and look to the future with courage.”
“It is far easier to see brave men die than to hear a coward beg for life.”
“Slaves do not have the bravery of free men.”