"I need to buy some postcards to send to Mom and Dad,' said Ian, heading up the steas to the Captain's Quill Bookshop. 'I also want to send some funny ones to Jackson and some of my other friends.''I'l..."
- Christine Brodien-Jones
"Zoe let the poetry flow over her, like shadows on water, sunlight against stone: timeworn words shaped like stars, like shells, like the ruins of lost temples, soft as the breaths of mystics."
"Kids in aprons appeared, putting tureens of vegetable soup on the tables and plates of boiled eggs, potatoes and lentils, bowls of endive-and-radish salad, small rounds of cheese and loaves of brown b..."
"Going by Dr. Marriott's description, Zoe imagined it to be small and elegant as she peered into dozens of shelves, rummaging through the contents. There were globes and charts and atlases, pocket watc..."
"Zoe's mom liked to send silly postcards that made her laugh, but they usually dwindled as the summer wore on."
"Just because there were times you were frightened doesn't mean you weren't brave."
"Without doubt, it is the greatest act of courage that is often the most fearful."