“If the war had taught her anything, it was to take nothing for granted: that it wasn’t safe to put off what… — M.L. Stedman Life Copy Share Image
“Soon enough the days will close over their lives, the grass will grow over their graves, until their story is just an… — M.L. Stedman Copy Share Image
“That's what bravery is. Standing by the consequences of your mistakes.” — M.L. Stedman Courage Copy Share Image
“With the composure that had first drawn Septimus to her mother Hanna stood straight and very still. "If that's how you want… — M.L. Stedman Parenting Copy Share Image
“Tom isn't one of the men whose legs trailed by a hank of sinews, or whose guts cascaded from their casing like… — M.L. Stedman Copy Share Image
“Our own star! Like the world's been made just for us! With the sunshine and the ocean. We have each other all… — M.L. Stedman Astronomy Copy Share Image
“There are still more days to travel in this life. And he knows that the man who makes the journey has been… — M.L. Stedman Every day Copy Share Image
“There, all gone, Luce.” And the little girl continued to open and squint shut her eyes. “All gone,” she said eventually. Then,… — M.L. Stedman Little girl Copy Share Image
“The only thing we can do is love that little girl as much as she deserves. And never, never hurt her!” — M.L. Stedman Little girl Copy Share Image
“needed mothering. Grief and distance bound the wound, perfecting the bond” — M.L. Stedman Death Copy Share Image
“Tom tingled at the knowledge that he was the only one to hear any of it: the only living man for the… — M.L. Stedman Copy Share Image
“Akward, like when a mad aunt starts up about Jesus at the dinner table. As Septimus showed him to the door, the… — M.L. Stedman Dinner table Copy Share Image
“There had never been guarantee that conception would lead to a live birth, or that birth would lead to a life of… — M.L. Stedman Birth Copy Share Image
“The old clock on the kitchen wall still clicked its minutes with fussy punctuality. A life had come and gone and nature… — M.L. Stedman Time and space Copy Share Image
“But a sliver of un-crossable distance had slipped between them; an invisible, wisp-thin no man's land.” — M.L. Stedman Copy Share Image
“The man who makes the journey has been shaped by every day and every person along the way. Scars are just another… — M.L. Stedman Every day Copy Share Image
“Very slowly, he turned a full circle, taking in the nothingness of it all. It seemed his lungs could never be large… — M.L. Stedman Full circle Copy Share Image
“There are still more days to travel in this life. And he knows that the man who makes the journey has been… — M.L. Stedman Every day Copy Share Image
“Her bond with the couple who raised her is fierce and beyond questioning. She cannot name the sensation of losing them as… — M.L. Stedman Grief Copy Share Image
“They tried hard to take comfort from the fact that the boys hadn’t died in vain: they had been part of a… — M.L. Stedman Parenting Copy Share Image
“Maatsuyker, the wild island south of Tasmania where it rained most days of the year and the chickens blew into the sea… — M.L. Stedman Chickens Copy Share Image
“Being over there changes a man. Right and wrong don't look so different anymore to some.” — M.L. Stedman Right Copy Share Image
