Her breath and heartbeat and pulse are my new favorite symphony; I'm beginning to learn which notes will play when, and to interpret them." 

— Michelle Hodkin (The Evolution of Mara Dyer (Mara Dyer, #2))

  There are so many things to be thought over and decided when you're beginning to grow up. It keeps me busy all the time thinking them over and deciding what's right. It's a serious thing to grow up, isn't it, Marilla?" 

— L.M. Montgomery (Anne of Green Gables)