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> [I had no fear of the stream's perils, and I listened with the greatest contentment to the quiet slap of water on rocks, the running whisper of the current, and the taps and creaks and croaks that rose with the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clare-b-dunkle/i-had-no-fear-of-the-stream-s-perils-and-i-listened-with-the-greatest/)

[Clare B. Dunkle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clare-b-dunkle/)

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## More by Clare B. Dunkle

> [Don't fret. We'll just have to find something else you're good at besides killing people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clare-b-dunkle/don-t-fret-we-ll-just-have-to-find-something-else-you-re-good-at/)

[Clare B. Dunkle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clare-b-dunkle/)

> [“It’s a prison. It’s twenty-four-hour-a-day life in a jail cell. We never get out, not even for one second. All we can do, all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clare-b-dunkle/it-s-a-prison-it-s-twenty-four-hour-a-day-life-in-a-jail-cell-we/)

[Clare B. Dunkle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clare-b-dunkle/)

> [“Then-then I'm not going to die? Well, then-crap!-what am I doing here, Anyway?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clare-b-dunkle/then-then-i-m-not-going-to-die-well-then-crap-what-am-i-doing-here/)

[Clare B. Dunkle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clare-b-dunkle/)

> [Em, I am trying to have an important conversation!" shouted Seylin. "I will not change into a cat!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clare-b-dunkle/em-i-am-trying-to-have-an-important-conversation-shouted-seylin-i/)

[Clare B. Dunkle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clare-b-dunkle/)

> [Mom actually said that?" Cassie's face shown with happiness. "She always hated my math!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clare-b-dunkle/mom-actually-said-that-cassie-s-face-shown-with-happiness-she-always/)

[Clare B. Dunkle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clare-b-dunkle/)

> [That's exactly how I want you to feel. When you finish this book, I want you to be filled with curiosity. I want you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clare-b-dunkle/that-s-exactly-how-i-want-you-to-feel-when-you-finish-this-book-i/)

[Clare B. Dunkle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clare-b-dunkle/)

> [For how many generations now had his people been turning their backs on things? How long had they sat in their living rooms and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clare-b-dunkle/for-how-many-generations-now-had-his-people-been-turning-their-backs/)

[Clare B. Dunkle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clare-b-dunkle/)

> [Forks are absurd, he scoffed. They insult your food. They make it think you're killing it twice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clare-b-dunkle/forks-are-absurd-he-scoffed-they-insult-your-food-they-make-it-think/)

[Clare B. Dunkle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clare-b-dunkle/)

> [Being a writer means crying over the sad parts, even though you already know it’s going to be okay.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clare-b-dunkle/being-a-writer-means-crying-over-the-sad-parts-even-though-you/)

[Clare B. Dunkle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clare-b-dunkle/)

> [ Lively, intelligent, and quite immature, \[Emily\] usually burst out with exactly the comment that summed up the situation beautifully and therefore could never in… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clare-b-dunkle/lively-intelligent-and-quite-immature-emily-usually-burst-out-with/)

[Clare B. Dunkle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clare-b-dunkle/)

> [Kate had never in her life seen such frightful deformities, and the goblins had never seen such a hideous dress.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clare-b-dunkle/kate-had-never-in-her-life-seen-such-frightful-deformities-and-the/)

[Clare B. Dunkle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clare-b-dunkle/)

> [I had no fear of the stream's perils, and I listened with the greatest contentment to the quiet slap of water on rocks, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clare-b-dunkle/i-had-no-fear-of-the-stream-s-perils-and-i-listened-with-the-greatest/)

[Clare B. Dunkle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clare-b-dunkle/)

> [Mom actually said that?" Cassie's face shown with happiness. "She always hated my math!" "Nah," Martin said. "She was just being that way for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clare-b-dunkle/mom-actually-said-that-cassie-s-face-shown-with-happiness-she-always-2/)

[Clare B. Dunkle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clare-b-dunkle/)

> [Kate felt very offended. 'I am not an elf,' she insisted. 'I'm an Englishwoman!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clare-b-dunkle/kate-felt-very-offended-i-am-not-an-elf-she-insisted-i-m-an/)

[Clare B. Dunkle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clare-b-dunkle/)

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