I like trees because they seem more resigned to the way they have to live than other things do. Willa Cather
The heart of another is a dark forest, always, no matter how close it has been to one's own. Willa Cather
All the intelligence and talent in the world can't make a singer. The voice is a wild thing. It can't be bred in captivity. It is a sport, like the silver fox. It happens. Willa Cather
When kindness has left people, even for a few moments, we become afraid of them as if their reason had left them. When it has left a place where we have always found it, it is like shipwreck; we drop from security into something malevolent and bottomless. Willa Cather
There are only two or three human stories, and they go on repeating themselves as fiercely as if they had never happened before. Willa Cather
It does not matter much whom we live with in this world, but it matters a great deal whom we dream of. Willa Cather
Some memories are realities, and are better than anything that can ever happen to one again. Willa Cather
The stupid believe that to be truthful is easy; only the artist, the great artist, knows how difficult it is. Willa Cather
With a young-adult series, you need to get a lot of books out on the market quickly. Teenagers aren't going to wait years and years for the next book. P.C.Cast
Vampires and teens have a lot in common. Teens have surging hormones, vampires have surging blood lust. Teenagers think they're immortal. P.C.Cast
I'm from a family of teachers. My father would drown me in the bathtub if my daughter didn't graduate from college. I don't care who she is or what she does. Just get the diploma. P.C.Cast
I've seen a big shift, especially in my classroom, with women standing up and demanding respect. That's in every woman, whether 16, 26, 56. P.C.Cast
If you're too scared to put your dreams, thoughts, desires, fantasies on paper and share them with the world, then being an author isn't the right career for you. P.C.Cast