“She was a lovely lady, with a romantic mind and such a sweet mocking mouth. Her romantic mind was like the tiny boxes, one within the other, that come from the puzzling East, however many you discover there is always one more; and her sweet mocking mouth had one kiss on it that Wendy could never get, though there it was, perfectly conspicuous in the right-hand corner.” MindHandsSweetKissingMouthsBoxesCornersEastTinyLovelyPuzzlingWendyLovely Lady Book:Peter Pan (Peter and Wendy) (Annotated Edition) Source: Peter Pan (Peter and Wendy) (Annotated Edition)
“We are all strangers in a strange land, longing for home, but not quite knowing what or where home is. We glimpse it sometimes in our dreams, or as we turn a corner, and suddenly there is a strange, sweet familiarity that vanishes almost as soon as it comes...” SometimesHomeDreamTurnsKnowingLandStrangeSweetLongingCornersStrangerGlimpseOur DreamsFamiliarityStranger In A Strange LandLonging For HomeWhere Home Is Author:Madeleine L'Engle
“There are many Beths in the world, shy and quiet, sitting in corners till needed, and living for others so cheerfully that no one sees the sacrifices till the little cricket on the hearth stops chirping, and the sweet, sunshiny presence vanishes, leaving silence and shadow behind.” WorldLifeLittlesBehindsSilenceSacrificeSweetNeededQuietSittingShadowLeavingCornersShyCricketLittle WomenBeth Book:Little Women Source: Little Women
“Morgan sighed. "I," she announced, "am so pathetic." "You are not," I said. "I am." She went over and straightened the cling wrap, corner to corner. "Do you know how many times I've brought in devilled eggs? This is, like, the only time I haven't been sobbing and that's only 'cause I cried all night. And Norman," she said, her voice rising to a wail, "sweet Norman, always just acts so surprised to see the eggs, and pleased, and he never, once, has ever acted like he knew what they meant."” KnowsSaidNightCausesVoiceKnow HowHavensSweetCornersRisingEggsDo You KnowCriedOnly TimeAll NightPatheticWrapsSobbing Author:Sarah Dessen