Juneau Black > Quotes

“It is often difficult to know what details make the pattern until one can step away from the whole thing,”
― Juneau Black, Shady Hollow

“Murder isn't scary because it's crazy, it's scary because it's permanent.”
― Juneau Black, Shady Hollow

“Lenore had to leave then, since a mouse had a question about Of Mice & Men. “Yes, of course. It’s in fantasy,” Lenore said, flying over to assist.”
― Juneau Black, Shady Hollow

“It was a perfect autumn day. The sky was that deep blue that one sees only in the heart of fall, and the leaves were reaching their peak of color. The sun was shining, the air was crisp, and it was easy to forget there was evil in the world.”
― Juneau Black, Cold Clay

“What she wanted most was to curl up with a good book and a cup of tea by her fireplace”
― Juneau Black, Evergreen Chase

“Little things, like a greeting from a stranger, were surely a sign of a good way of life.”
― Juneau Black, Mirror Lake

“In her reflective moments, Vera often wondered about the future of the newspaper and her job. Not just the Shady Hollow Herald, but newspapers everywhere. So many creatures did not even bother reading papers, especially young ones. But Vera loved the paper.”
― Juneau Black, Cold Clay

“While autumn days are for romping outside in the brilliant sunshine, autumn nights are for curling up in the comfort of one’s own home.”
― Juneau Black, Phantom Pond

“She didn’t really care for oatmeal but knew it was good for her, and after all, a creature can’t live on coffee alone.”
― Juneau Black, Cold Clay

“She decided that magic was just what some folks called the things they didn’t try learning anything about.”
― Juneau Black, Phantom Pond

“I do not care for crowds, which I define as more folks than I have eyes to see.”
― Juneau Black, Phantom Pond

“It is often difficult to know what details make the pattern until one can step away from the whole thing.”
― Juneau Black, Shady Hollow

“Always greet a spider when you see one, she had said. We may not speak the same language, but courtesy is understood by all.”
― Juneau Black, Phantom Pond

“Vera would rather be drawn and quartered than take ballroom dancing lessons, but she tried to appear excited.”
― Juneau Black, Cold Clay

“The maples had adorned themselves with garnet, the tall oaks wore burnished oranges and deep bronze, and the birches gleamed with yellow as warm as amber. Brightly hued leaves danced all around the fox, swirling to finally join a carpet of bold colors all woven together in a masterpiece only nature could work.”
― Juneau Black, Phantom Pond

“Despite the calm, she felt a thrill of excitement that only an autumn morning can supply.”
― Juneau Black, Cold Clay

“Collective problems don’t have individual solutions.” “Have you been reading alternative-economics books again?” Vera asked. “Bleak times call for bleak texts,” Lenore said.”
― Juneau Black, Evergreen Chase

“Collective problems don’t have individual solutions.”
― Juneau Black, Evergreen Chase

“Death is one of the most important events in any culture. How folks view death, how they treat the dead, what stories they tell about it. If you want to learn about the living, just ask how they feel about the dead.”
― Juneau Black, Summers End

“the sky was that particular shade of blue one sees only on a perfect autumn day.”
― Juneau Black, Phantom Pond

“Rain is good for business,” Lenore replied. “Rain means folk stay inside and read!”
― Juneau Black, Cold Clay

“What does such a place look like? you wonder. First of all, a beautiful river winds through the town. Burbling cheerfully in the summer months, the river slows to a statelier pace in autumn. It freezes over in winter, and the residents of Shady Hollow host skating parties and build snow critters all along the banks. Even the creatures prone to hibernation cannot resist the lure of such icy enchantments in this place! And in spring, the river rushes back to life, nearly overflowing its banks after swelling with snowmelt and seasonal rains.”
― Juneau Black, Shady Hollow

“To one side of the path, near the base of a clump of birches, she spied a few mushrooms growing in a perfect ring, their caps snowy white against the dark earth.”
― Juneau Black, Phantom Pond

“As might be expected from its name, the village of Shady Hollow is nestled deep in the woods, covering a wide valley between two mountains. What might be less expected is the fact that the village residents are all animals, representing many species and temperaments. Just how can a rabbit live and work alongside a fox? Why do a sparrow and a bear read the same newspaper? On a more practical level, where are the rabbit and fox working, and what is the headline on the paper? These are the sorts of questions a journalist asks. In her den, Vera Vixen was in fact asking herself exactly what the headline would be for the next issue of the Shady Hollow Herald and whether she could improve it. She loved the little town, but it usually was not the most exciting place in the world.”
― Juneau Black, Cold Clay

“Murder isn’t scary because it’s crazy; it’s scary because it’s permanent.”
― Juneau Black, Shady Hollow

“She went inside and lit a few lamps to banish the heavy shadows within. The cheerful glow warmed the room, but, needing some warmth on her insides, Vera also filled the kettle with fresh water and put it on the hob to boil.”
― Juneau Black, Phantom Pond

“Up in the far north, away from everything you know and dream about, lies a small village called Shady Hollow. There are many settlements in the woods, far from the cities and the bustling world. Shady Hollow is only one such community, where woodland creatures of all types and temperaments, from the tiny mouse to the mighty moose, live together in a successful and mostly peaceful society.”
― Juneau Black, Shady Hollow

“Coming from the city like you did, you must have been free of all that old-fashioned nonsense."
- "As long as you live among others, you're never free of other ideas. That's what society means.”
― Juneau Black, Twilight Falls

“Well, the story has a happy ending,” Lenore said, “for those who are into that sort of thing.”
― Juneau Black, Evergreen Chase

“I've already lived my worst day. Every day after will be better than that day was.”
― Juneau Black