Mattie Hysmith

“Is it possible! is it really possible! so the dear God has not forgotten us!" exclaimed the grandmother.”
― Johanna Spyri, Heidi

“Knotty theological questions are the least worrying of problems to me. Why? Because they will be resolved in the hereafter, and meanwhile they can be safely shelved.”
― Ken Follett, The Pillars of the Earth

“I wish I could have a cupcake,”
― Lois Lowry, Number the Stars

“It does little good to regret a choice. So often people say, “If only I had known,” implying they would’ve acted differently in a given situation. It is true that desires of the moment can blind one’s sight of the future. Revenge is not as sweet as the adage claims. Yet who could pass a chance to taste it? And if the chance were allowed to slip by, would the fool regret his lack of action? ”
― K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master