(At the request of lelawrites)
She is an American freelance writer, artist and illustrator, best known for her graphic novel Digger.

"Never underestimate the power of a good cup of coffee." 

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"Dragons have been known to have staring contests with mountains. They usually win." 

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"The world was hard and fierce, but it also contained tomato sandwiches, and if that didn't make it a world worth living in, your standards were unreasonably high." 

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"...and that's how Snuggles the hamster learned that yes, things COULD always get worse." 

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"I hate prophesies! All they're good for is an extra club to beat yourself up with after the fact." 

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"Temper is itself an obstacle." 

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"People ought to be a lot quicker to listen to each other and a little slower to listen to something that calls itself a god." 

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"A stupid mule is still smarter than a good horse or a bad man."

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"She didn't look any older, so far as she could tell from the mirror, but her heart felt like somebody had been scraping the last bits out with a spoon." 

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"You're brave and not very bright, which is the key to success."

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"I love boats. Boats are great. You can get all kinds of places and meet all kinds of interesting people, and you never know if they're going to try to eat you or worship you."