Ruth Campbell > Quotes

“The tight dress she'd put on was white with a pattern of green vines. Seeing Mavis in it reminded Wilf of a statue he'd once found behind a garden hedge. That pale, marble woman, stuck outside, all by herself, had been covered with ivy. He'd felt so sorry for her. It must have taken a long time for all of those green, leafy ropes to wrap themselves around her. He still wondered, didn't anybody look out for her? Take care of her? Didn't she matter to anyone?”
― Ruth Campbell, And Then...

“The front door was built into a round turret. She'd never entered a home - or any other building - through a turret before and it made her feel like something special was about to happen.”
― Ruth Campbell, Things Change

“He used to watch her running in races against her girlfriends, with her hair bouncing against her back. She always ran with such determination. Even then, he could tell that she wasn't one of those silly, smiley girls. But when she did smile it took his breath away.”
― Ruth Campbell, The Journey Begins

“Everyone else who was there also saw the secret that Wilf normally kept hidden. All of the guests were stunned, some felt sickened. And when Peggy saw it too, she stopped running and covered her mouth as a choked scream came from somewhere deep in her throat.”
― Ruth Campbell, The End