“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, everyone dies eventually, don’t they?” — 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
