Mark Twain

It's spring fever. That is what the name of it is. And when you've got it, you want - oh, you don't quite know what it is you do want, but it just fairly makes your heart ache, you want it so!


Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835 -1910), better known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist. Twain is most noted for his novels Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, which has since been called the Great American Novel, and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

Coco Chanel

In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different.


Gabrielle Bonheur "Coco" Chanel (1883-1971) was a pioneering French fashion designer whose modernist philosophy, menswear-inspired fashions, and pursuit of expensive simplicity made her an important figure in 20th-century fashion. Her influence on haute couture was such that she was the only person in the field to be named on TIME Magazine's 100 most influential people of the 20th century.

L. Frank Baum

Hearts will never be practical until they are made unbreakable.


The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a children's novel written by L. Frank Baum and illustrated by W.W. Denslow. It was originally published by the George M. Hill Company in Chicago in 1900, and has since been reprinted countless times, most often under the name The Wizard of Oz, which is the name of both the 1902 stage play and the extremely popular, highly acclaimed 1939 film version. The story chronicles the adventures of a girl named Dorothy in the Land of Oz. Thanks in part to the 1939 MGM movie, it is one of the best-known stories in American popular culture and has been widely translated.

J.K. Rowling

There are some things you can't share without ending being friends.


This quote comes from Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone by author J.K. Rowling. The Potter series books have gained worldwide attention, won multiple awards, and sold nearly 400 million copies. Aside from writing the Potter series, Rowling is equally notable for her "rags to riches" life story in which she progressed from living on welfare and writing on napkins to multi-millionaire status within five years time. Rowling, in 2008, was estimated to be the 12th richest women in Britain.

Nancy Willard

I haven't a clue how my story will end, but that's all right. When you set out on a journey and night covers the road, thats when you discover the stars.


Nancy Willard (1936) is a children's author and poet. In 1982, she received the Newbery Medal for A Visit to William Blake's Inn. She lives in Poughkeepsie, New York and lectures at Vassar College. She was educated at the University of Michigan, where she won a Hopwood Award and received a B.A. and a Ph.D, and at Stanford University, where she received her M.A.

Gossip Girl

Sometimes you need to step outside, clear your head and remind yourself of who you are. And where you wanna be. And sometimes you have to venture outside your world in order to find yourself.


Gossip Girl is a show on the CW television network. Currently in its second season, it tells the story of the lives of privileged private school upper-east-side teenagers through the point of view of a rumor mill queen. The show is loosely based off of the Gossip Girl book series written by Cecily von Ziegesar.