Hilary McKay Quotes

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• Humans cannot fly, but they can get the flying feeling. All they need to do is go out at night into a wild storm where…
• Don't call me darling. I'm a driving instructor!
• He will grow up into one of those people who lean back to smile and jump so easily it looks like slow motion and steer…
• Fishing in a bucket. The total hopelessness of the activity was very soothing. It was the perfect sport. Without the emotional stresses of success and…
• How can I give you nothing? Do you seriously expect me to buy nothing, wrap up nothing, stick a gift tag on nothing, send a…
• Once, when Tom was over here, to tease Rose, I asked him, "Before she was born, can you remember? Were things just the same as…
• Kiran says (the shelf) is full of stories. If it is, then I like fairy stories. Fairy stories are fair. In them wishes are granted,…
• It had not seemed to matter that Rose was only eight years old. "More than eight," said Rose. "Nearly nine." "Darling Rose, even almost nearly…
• Saffy could tell by the feel of the darkness that Caddy was awake. She said, "Caddy, how far back can you remember?" "Oh," said Caddy,…
• The house had a name. The Banana House. It was carved onto a piece of sandstone above the front door. It made no sense to…
• She'll soon forget." "Caddy," said Saffron impatiently, "she is headmistress of the private school! She's probably never forgotten anything in her whole life!
• She had to go," said Rose. "It was because of her angel," said Indigo. "And because of Granddad," added Caddy. "And because of her nose…
• He likes driving very fast on the wrong side of the road," said Sarah. "Which I can completely understand.
• Suddenly Saffron had a picture in her mind of Sarah waiting at the bottom of the wall, and she was angry with herself. Something changed…
• I can only drive slowly." "That's all right." "And I can only do left turns." Rose ran downstairs, grabbed a road atlas, and ran triumphantly…
• Rose had the sort of eyes that manage perfectly well with things close by, but entirely blur out things far away. Because of this even…
• Make a wish," said Indigo. Rose made a wish and then asked, "Why?" "That's what I always do. Wish on the moving ones." "Does it…
• Darling Daddy, This is Rose. So flames went all up the kitchen wall. Saffron called the fire brigade and the police came too to see…
• Darling Daddy, This is Rose. The shed needs new wires now it has blown up. Caddy is bringing home rock-bottom boyfriends to see if they…
• On the board was a list of words and phrases which her mother considered not suitable for use in college T-shirt design. She had been…

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