Poppy Inkwell > Quotes

“You ready, then?” Maddie asked her friend with a meaningful look. It was hard to say exactly what she was referring to. Ready for what? School? New friends? Life? In the mood Alana was in, she felt ready for anything … except maybe algebra.”
― Poppy Inkwell, Alana Oakley: Mystery and Mayhem

“Because, as any English-speaking tourist will tell you, if you speak slow enough, loud enough, and maintain good eye contact, eventually they’ll understand.”
― Poppy Inkwell, Alana Oakley: Mystery and Mayhem

“Life was about making choices. Making mistakes was how you learnt.”
― Poppy Inkwell, Alana Oakley: Mystery and Mayhem

“It is one of the Laws of the Universe that when you need a big hole to swallow you up, it is never there.”
― Poppy Inkwell, Alana Oakley: Mystery and Mayhem

“People often ignore injustices for the sake of Not Getting Involved; too afraid of Making Matters Worse. Not realising matters are made far worse because of it.”
― Poppy Inkwell, Alana Oakley: Mystery and Mayhem

“If she squinted, she could almost see the glint of water that was Darling Harbour. If she had been a real-estate agent, she most definitely would have.”
― Poppy Inkwell, Alana Oakley: Mystery and Mayhem