“It took several minutes, but he was meticulous about each letter. IN MEMRY OF THE STRANJER, it said. HE LIVD AND DID.” — Jodi Lynn Anderson Copy Share Image
“He tousled Baby's hair, then looked up at Tiger Lily. "The woods have rules." He put Baby down gingerly in his trough… — Jodi Lynn Anderson Copy Share Image
“And age was just a trait, like the color of your hair, or the amount of freckles on your skin.” — Jodi Lynn Anderson Copy Share Image
“Did you know I always thought you were braver than me? Did you ever guess that that was why I was so… — Jodi Lynn Anderson Copy Share Image
“You looked strange climbing in the tree like that." Tiger Lily pulled her braids between her fingers, her sudden self-consciousness feeling foreign… — Jodi Lynn Anderson Copy Share Image
“She did not believe he could have really gone, because for her, to leave the person you loved was impossible.” — Jodi Lynn Anderson Copy Share Image
“I'll teach you," Tiger Lily offered with a shrug of her shoulders. "Did your mother teach you?" he asked. "I don't have… — Jodi Lynn Anderson Copy Share Image
“Everyone will think I'm ugly." Tik Tok smiled. "That's true. But we are a small village. We have narrow tastes. There's no… — Jodi Lynn Anderson Copy Share Image
“Tiger Lily made an attempt at a smile. After having felt the need to glower at other children for most of her… — Jodi Lynn Anderson Copy Share Image
“There was a long moment between them that might have gone differently. Of all the times I saw the two of them… — Jodi Lynn Anderson Copy Share Image
“It's the injustice that I hate, more than anything," he'd said to Smee one night, his eyes red and glassy, slurring his… — Jodi Lynn Anderson Copy Share Image
“She felt the warmth of Peter's arm under her neck, and it almost felt like he was an extension of her, and like if… — Jodi Lynn Anderson Copy Share Image
“We should have a funeral," he said. Pan held his hands clasped in a tent on his lap, and he bowed his head. He… — Jodi Lynn Anderson Copy Share Image
“Birdie, this is for adults to figure out.” Birdie planted her feet where she stood. “I am an adult.” Walter shook his head. “You… — Jodi Lynn Anderson Copy Share Image
I knew I'd miss you. But the surprising thing is, you never leave me. I never forget a thing. Every kind of love, it… — Jodi Lynn Anderson Copy Share Image
“Many people in the village wanted her to be more of a girl, and Peter had wanted her to be large and brave but… — Jodi Lynn Anderson Copy Share Image
“How can I describe Peter's face, the pieces of him that stick to my heart? Peter sometimes looked aloof and distant; sometimes his face… — Jodi Lynn Anderson Copy Share Image
“Leeda knew friends never turned out to be what you expected. They came and went in waves, pulling away and coming back, leaving you… — Jodi Lynn Anderson Copy Share Image
Human hearts are elastic. They have room for all sorts of passions, and they can break and heal and love again and again. — Jodi Lynn Anderson Copy Share Image
“Friends, she had realized, could make you do that. Forget the things that worried you most.” — Jodi Lynn Anderson Copy Share Image
“Sometimes I think that maybe we are just stories. Like we may as well just be words on a page, because we’re only what… — Jodi Lynn Anderson Copy Share Image
“P.S. Please give my love to Tink, she always was such a funny little bug” — Jodi Lynn Anderson Copy Share Image
“Maybe she feared there were different ways of being trapped than the ones she already knew.” — Jodi Lynn Anderson Copy Share Image
