All the words I had prepared turned coward and fled my mind like conscripts deserting a battlefield. Author: Nancy Springer Copy Quote More from Nancy Springer “Conform, go crazy, or become an artist.” “In the blue sky overhead, larks sang like my heart.” “Confound my genteel upbringing! I could not think of any name foul enough to ca…” “To her, everything is beautiful in its own way, and everyone is a friend just w…”