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> [There's light and joy, but there's also darkness all around and we can be lost in it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-almond/there-s-light-and-joy-but-there-s-also-darkness-all-around-and-we-can/)

[David Almond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-almond/)

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## More by David Almond

> [“Well, well,” she murmurs as I back away. She makes a rectangle with her index fingers and thumbs and looks at my skin through…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-almond/well-well-she-murmurs-as-i-back-away-she-makes-a-rectangle-with-her/)

[David Almond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-almond/)

> [“I do think there is evil. But it is very rare. It is as rare as true goodness. And just as true goodness produces…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-almond/i-do-think-there-is-evil-but-it-is-very-rare-it-is-as-rare-as-true/)

[David Almond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-almond/)

> [“Sometimes we think we should be able to know everything. But we can’t. We have to allow ourselves to see what there is to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-almond/sometimes-we-think-we-should-be-able-to-know-everything-but-we-can-t/)

[David Almond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-almond/)

> [“A school for the writing of nonsense and the pursuit of extraordinary activities.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-almond/a-school-for-the-writing-of-nonsense-and-the-pursuit-of-extraordinary/)

[David Almond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-almond/)

> [“She points at my chest. “And much more interestingly, what’s that?” “Blood,” I say. She gets her camera out.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-almond/she-points-at-my-chest-and-much-more-interestingly-what-s-that-blood/)

[David Almond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-almond/)

> [And what is wrong with playing with words? Words love to be played with, just like children or kittens do!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-almond/and-what-is-wrong-with-playing-with-words-words-love-to-be-played/)

[David Almond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-almond/)

> [The best tip for writing is just to write; to sit down and write, to begin doing it and not to be scared by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-almond/the-best-tip-for-writing-is-just-to-write-to-sit-down-and-write-to/)

[David Almond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-almond/)

> [They say that shoulder blades are where your wings were, when you were an angel," she said. "They say they're where your wings will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-almond/they-say-that-shoulder-blades-are-where-your-wings-were-when-you-were/)

[David Almond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-almond/)

> [“I love afternoons like that, like when we talk about things like metempsychosis, when we learn so much, and explore so much, and ideas…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-almond/i-love-afternoons-like-that-like-when-we-talk-about-things-like/)

[David Almond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-almond/)

> [I don't want to be little again. But at the same time I do. I want to be me like I was then, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-almond/i-don-t-want-to-be-little-again-but-at-the-same-time-i-do-i-want-to/)

[David Almond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-almond/)

> [“more 27 and 53,'i said. 'Food of the gods,' he said”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-almond/more-27-and-53-i-said-food-of-the-gods-he-said/)

[David Almond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-almond/)

> [“I have hair that drifts like seaweed when I swim. I have eyes that shine like rock pools. My ears are like scallop shells.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-almond/i-have-hair-that-drifts-like-seaweed-when-i-swim-i-have-eyes-that/)

[David Almond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-almond/)

> [Anything seems possible at night when the rest of the world has gone to sleep.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-almond/anything-seems-possible-at-night-when-the-rest-of-the-world-has-gone/)

[David Almond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-almond/)

> [“We thought a little longer, and in the end we simply called her Joy.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-almond/we-thought-a-little-longer-and-in-the-end-we-simply-called-her-joy/)

[David Almond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-almond/)

> [“I said, 'Do you know what shoulder blades are for?' She giggled. 'Do you not even know that?' she said. 'Do you?' 'It's a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-almond/i-said-do-you-know-what-shoulder-blades-are-for-she-giggled-do-you/)

[David Almond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-almond/)

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