I used to be a fool…A stubborn fool. I didn’t know enough to stand by my friends. Now I’m just stubborn.

This was a cruel world she had been born into, all pink and squirming. She’d never wanted to see reality. Now, like the cold, it was impossible to ignore.

I think we’re all aiming to be something better than what everyone thinks we were born to be

You’ll never make it out there. You weren’t made for South Pole adventures.” Flora gave her an icy look. “I think I know by now what I was made for.

Cats may have nine lives, but pigs . . . don’t . . . give . . . up.

Cats are good at keeping clean […] Dogs are good at running forever without getting tired. And I think that pigs are good at being optimistic and not giving up even when things are really...

Son, you never know who will step up with the brains and talent in a time of need and be the right one for the job.