I realized that cats make a perfect audience, they don't laugh at you, they never contradict you, there's no need to impress them, and they won't divulge your secrets.

- Elle Newmark, The Book of Unholy Mischief

...unrequited love does not die; it's only beaten down to a secret place where it hides, curled and wounded. For some unfortunates, it turns bitter and mean, and those who come after pay the price for the hurt done by the one who came before.

- Elle Newmark, The Book of Unholy Mischief

Get off me you dirty turnip!" "Dirty turnip? well, pardon me Signor Cabbage-Head!

- Elle Newmark, The Book of Unholy Mischief

To die is nothing, but to live with purpose and integrity, that's something

- Elle Newmark, The Book of Unholy Mischief