“It's like the little rat in the Skinner box who says, "I've got this psychologist under my control. Every time I press the bar, he gives me a food pellet."” GivingLittlesModernGive MePressesBoxesBarsRatsModern LifePsychologistSkinner Author:Jess Lair
“all his prayers of the past had been simple concrete requests: God, give me a bicycle, a knife with seven blades, a box of oil paints. Only how, how, could you say something so indefinite, so meaningless as this: God, let me be loved.” GivingPastPrayerSimpleLet MeGive MePaintSevenBoxesOilKnivesMeaninglessConcreteBladesRequestBicycle Book:Other Voices, Other Rooms Source: Other Voices, Other Rooms
“I rode all day. I cried all night. The moon didn’t glow. The sun didn’t rise. A comet blazed Between my eyes. West and South, Wind and rain. Every way is Just the same. Pray give me a box To hide inside. Pray give me a spade To dig my own grave.” WayGivingEyeNightMy OwnSunWindPrayingMoonRainGive MeWestSouthBoxesGravesCriedAll NightCometsSpadesWind And Rain Author:Gail Carson Levine