“I can hardly remember anything from that old, old life, except that Albert was sick. He’ll be well again once he has some wine. Where is he? He’s always slipping away from me.” — Liesl Shurtliff Copy Share Image
“It's difficult to tell how much time is really passing when you're hungry and bored.” — Liesl Shurtliff Copy Share Image
“It’s only a cold,” I said. “Well, a cold can kill an old person,” he said gruffly. “And even if they do get better,… — Liesl Shurtliff Copy Share Image
“It's hard not to feel guilty when starving people bring you food.” — Liesl Shurtliff Copy Share Image
“I woke with my name singing in my ears. It was a beautiful sound, music unlike any in the world. It made me wish… — Liesl Shurtliff Copy Share Image
“Martha spouted off a long message to the gnome, including all the details of my injuries, precisely where I was, and who Martha was… — Liesl Shurtliff Copy Share Image
“Home is a place to get out of the rain It cradles the hurt and mends the pain And no one cares about your… — Liesl Shurtliff Copy Share Image
“All magic has consequences, Rump. Even small magic can have big consequences.” — Liesl Shurtliff Copy Share Image
“They say that a minute is a minute no matter where you are or what you're doing, but my brain could never grasp that.… — Liesl Shurtliff Copy Share Image
“What's that?" "He just fell from that tower!" "Is he dead?" "He's alive, I think." Someone bent over me. "Are you alive?" "I'm alive,"… — Liesl Shurtliff Copy Share Image
“And that's its own kind of magic - to feel that people who are gone are still here.” — Liesl Shurtliff Copy Share Image
