And it was lonely, to yearn, all alone.

If you were to be lost in the river, Jonas, your memories would not be lost with you. Memories are forever.

I don't read young adult or children's books, now that my grandchildren are beyond the age of my reading to them. I read reviews, and so I'm aware of what's out there. But I tend not to read the books.

You will fail. Then they will kill you." - Vandara to Kira, following Kira's trial.

Reading is the most important way to prepare for life.

Things seem more when you’re little. They seem bigger, and distances seem farther.

Ellen had said that her mother was afraid of the ocean, that it was too cold and too big. The sky was, too, thought Annemarie. The whole world was: too cold, too big. And too cruel.