“The bear, which by now was as large as the cathedral on Catherine’s canal, rose on its hind legs like a dancing bear in a street market. For a moment the sun was blotted out by its size, and then… — Marcus Sedgwick Copy Share Image
“The time for princes and tsars and grand duchesses and especially holy madmen was gone. In its place came a world of war and revolution, of tanks and telephones, of murder and assassination. The bear had already become what it… — Marcus Sedgwick Copy Share Image
“Cold didn’t worry him unduly. Given that his normal body temperature was way below human levels, the dip in the river had been no… — Marcus Sedgwick Copy Share Image
“Eirikr lies on the table, staring into the night sky, staring at the uncountable stars that are shining brightly down on him. What lives,… — Marcus Sedgwick Copy Share Image
“Slowly he had learned that there is a world beneath the visible one, and that people, some people at least, have a different life,… — Marcus Sedgwick Copy Share Image
“They said something funny. They said, 'Even God leaves on the last boat from Nome.' What does that mean?” — Marcus Sedgwick Copy Share Image
“Love, he decided, is not about how much someone else cares for you, it's about how much you care for someone else.” — Marcus Sedgwick Copy Share Image
“How do you find a name?" "In this case, on a shampoo bottle. It's one of the ingredients; Sodium Laureth Sulphate. He thought it… — Marcus Sedgwick Copy Share Image
“Love, sing, cry, and fight, but all the time, seek to know everything you can about the earth upon which you stand, till your… — Marcus Sedgwick Copy Share Image
“He wonders if a few moments of utter and total joy can be worth a lifetime of struggle. Maybe, he thinks. Maybe, if they're… — Marcus Sedgwick Copy Share Image
Stories twist and turn and grow and meet and give birth to other stories. Here and there, one story touches another, and a familiar… — Marcus Sedgwick Copy Share Image
I'm just a girl in a nurse's uniform, but that doesn't mean I know how to save these men, and they- they are men… — Marcus Sedgwick Copy Share Image
Eric Seven does not believe in love at first sight. He corrects himself. Even in that moment, the moment that it happens, he fees… — Marcus Sedgwick Copy Share Image
“Maybe he knows noting. Maybe it's that he feels it all, but whatever is happening to him, he understands that he lived before. He… — Marcus Sedgwick Copy Share Image
“The bear, which by now was as large as the cathedral on Catherine’s canal, rose on its hind legs like a dancing bear in… — Marcus Sedgwick Copy Share Image
If a life can be ruined in a single moment, a moment of betrayal, or violence, or ill luck, then why can a life… — Marcus Sedgwick Copy Share Image
“He'd watch the loading and unloading of boats; the building of houses, shacks, and huts; and above all, the people, each carrying a bundle… — Marcus Sedgwick Copy Share Image
