Isaac du Toit > Quotes

“One of the most popular legends was the tale of Lady Alexandra Greenwood, who was said to appear whenever something grave was about to happen. Her apparition was supposedly last witnessed weeping in the darkness of the cellar on the night before the death of Mrs Humphrey Devereux.”
― Isaac du Toit, The Greenwood Ghosts

“So next time you go to a museum, keep your eyes open; you never know what you will see.”
― Isaac du Toit, The Living Museum

“Child detective Noah Edward was standing in front of his new home. It was an old-fashioned building made of brick. It had a tall, spiky wrought iron fence. There was a billboard attached to the side of the fence. It read “Richard Seddon’s Home for Vulnerable Children.”
― Isaac du Toit, Noah Edward and the Awful Orphanage

“I've walked their streets and they've walked mine, yet we’re separated by a wall of time.”
― Isaac du Toit, My Ancestors

“Oh, the wizardry of history. All the people who have lived and died, the people whose stories have survived.”
― Isaac du Toit, Passionately Curious

“I love books but I also have dyslexia and I think this has given me a greater appreciation of the power of visual storytelling.”
― Isaac du Toit