Jenny Nimmo > Quotes

“Waiting and hoping is a hard thing to do when you've already been waiting and hoping for almost as long as you can bear it.”
― Jenny Nimmo, Charlie Bone and the Time Twister

“You let their friendship continue because Maisie looks after your son while you're gallivanting around the country disguised as Sherlock Holmes" - Uncle Paton Yewbeam”
― Jenny Nimmo, Charlie Bone and the Shadow

“He found himself in a room not unlike the shop. All books again, packed tight on shelves or laying in piles on every surface. It was a cozy room, for all that ; it smelled of warm, rich words and very deep thoughts.”
― Jenny Nimmo, Midnight for Charlie Bone

“It was an exceptional sensation, reading by spiderlight.”
― Jenny Nimmo, The Snow Spider

“Dad will come back,' said Charlie quietly.
When Mrs Bone turned to him, she didn't look sad at all, in fact she was smiling.
'You know, Charlie, I'm beginning to believe you,' she said. 'After what happened to Henry, I can believe almost anything.”
― Jenny Nimmo, Charlie Bone and the Time Twister

“For the truth is in men’s heads and in their hearts. Do not always put your trust in words that you see on paper.”
― Jenny Nimmo, Charlie Bone and the Hidden King

“Manfred sighed. He looked at the ceiling and declared, ‘I am behind words on the way to music beneath a wing and before trumpets, masks and brushes.’ He paused for effect and brought his gaze back to Charlie. ‘Do I make myself clear?’ In any other circumstances, Charlie would have said, ‘Clear as ditchwater,’ but as the situation was already pretty grim, he decided to say, ‘Yes, Manfred.”
― Jenny Nimmo, Charlie Bone and the Castle of Mirrors

“He knelt in the grass and gently pulled off the helmet. A familiar face smiled up at him. Charlie couldn’t speak. His astonishment, his joy was too great. He could feel the others gathering behind him, murmuring, ‘It can’t be!’ ‘Is it, really?’ ‘Why didn’t we know?”
― Jenny Nimmo, Charlie Bone and the Red Knight

“Trotzdem war es hier gemütlich; es doch nach warmen, gehaltvollen Wörtern und Tiefen Gedanken”
― Jenny Nimmo, Charlie Bone and the Beast

“Magic exists in the most unlikely of places, waiting to be discovered by those who dare
to dream.”
― Jenny Nimmo, Midnight for Charlie Bone

“Jenny Nimmo”
― Jenny Nimmo, Midnight for Charlie Bone

“Karli.”
― Jenny Nimmo, The Stone of Ravenglass

“books are awsome”
― Jenny Nimmo

“Me?” She smiled. “I’m the lodestone of the house. I keep you all from flying off into the dark.”
― Jenny Nimmo, Charlie Bone and the Time Twister

“GABRIEL SILK”
― Jenny Nimmo, Charlie Bone and the Time Twister

“members of the staff leaped to their feet in dismay. “Enough!” roared Dr. Bloor. “Tancred Torsson, CONTROL yourself!” The headmaster stood at the edge of the dais, his hands behind his back, glowering at Tancred while the stormy boy calmed down and the dinner tables gradually returned to normal. “Now, go get a dustpan and a cloth,” Dr. Bloor shouted at Tancred. “You can clean up the mess you’ve caused.” “Yes, sir.” Tancred slouched out of the hall, only just”
― Jenny Nimmo, Charlie Bone and the Invisible Boy

“Even in sleep, the wizard had an iron grip.”
― Jenny Nimmo, The Stone of Ravenglass

“After lights out Charlie and Fidelio went to the bathroom”
― Jenny Nimmo, Charlie Bone and the Red Knight

“the earth under his feet, Timoken said, “I’m going for my camel.” “Your camel!” the wizard”
― Jenny Nimmo, The Stone of Ravenglass

“Southwest,” he murmured. “A kindly wind, but sometimes wet.” Turning to Timoken, he said, “I don’t have an answer for you, but perhaps I’ll try and dream one if we get some peace.” “Thank you.” Timoken knew that Eri was a great wizard. Answers were a favor and he shouldn’t ask for too many. Yet there was someone he hadn’t mentioned, someone he hadn’t seen for a while, but whose memory was as fresh as though she were sitting before him at that very moment. The wizard bunched the top of his cloak around his neck and rubbed his hands. He gave Timoken a thoughtful”
― Jenny Nimmo, The Stone of Ravenglass

“Charlie. “But it’ll take me a while to get used to the second year.”
― Jenny Nimmo, Charlie Bone and the Castle of Mirrors