Sharon Brubaker > Quotes

“As she always did, when she went over the dune and saw the waves crashing on the shore, her heart leapt inside her in excitement. She still had a love affair with the ocean.”
― Sharon Brubaker, Between Earth and Sea: A Selkie Tale

“Our ancestors said to their mother Earth: 'We are yours'. Modern Humanity said to Nature, 'You are mine'. The Green Man has returned as the living face of the whole earth so that through his mouth we may say to the universe: 'We are one'.”
― Sharon Brubaker, The Blossoming

“The place was in her blood, her bones, and her soul. Perhaps it was that siren song that called to her when she saw the edge where the water met the sky. Perhaps it was the peacefulness of the community itself. She didn't know.”
― Sharon Brubaker, Between Earth and Sea: A Selkie Tale

“The water was a bright, French blue this morning and the surface echoed the clouds in the sky in the reflection.”
― Sharon Brubaker , The Blossoming

“She could not have asked for a more perfect day. The sun was shining, the humidity was low. There was a slight breeze. The water was a silvery blue. It was a bright, beautiful, early, autumn day. Perfect.”
― Sharon Brubaker, The Blossoming

“Gentle swells had replaced the angry waves of yesterday. The gentle breakers made their way to shore glinting with green as they somersaulted to shore. The waves showed an edge of lacy foam that caressed the sand. It was peaceful.”
― Sharon Brubaker, Between Earth and Sea: A Selkie Tale

“In her mind's eye, they seemed to glimmer until the connections had so many ties that the world appeared to be brighter. It was a golden light in her mind.”
― Sharon Brubaker, The Blossoming

“Wispy clouds blew quickly across the sky, leaving a large swatch of clear cerulean blue. The wispy clouds foretold of a weather change. The crystal, clear, blue sky topped the Antwerpen blue of the ocean.”
― Sharon Brubaker, Between Earth and Sea: A Selkie Tale

“The morning light was pearly and the bay a powdery deep blue. Its rippling water exuded calm and she stared for a long time. This house had always been a haven of peace for her. Gran insisted on it, often proclaiming the quiet neighborhood a 'paradise'.”
― Sharon Brubaker, The Greening

“Lights from across the bay twinkled in the night and Christmas carols played softly in the background. She wished for snow to fall to add to the season.”
― Sharon Brubaker, The Leafing

“His lightest touch brought joy, brought comfort and a sense of belonging.”
― Sharon Brubaker, Between Earth and Sea: A Selkie Tale

“Suddenly the zephyr kicked up the leaves as well, and Sylvia saw something like a great, green angel arise in the spot where the mask had lain. Sylvia stood frozen to the spot watching as a face of living wood took shape from the mask-like object and rose over six feet with the leaves flowing over limbs.”
― Sharon Brubaker, The Greening

“The Green Man had stepped into the fire smiling a warm, yet wry smile on his brown face of living wood. She had watched his tall body, which was covered in rich brocade made of leaves, with a crown of holly bright with scarlet berries on his head, disappear into the leaping flames as though they were a cozy blanket. He was gone in a flash as the tall flames engulfed him with a loud whoosh. Tears had coursed down her cheeks while others cheered the onset of the solstice and toasted the beginning of longer days.”
― Sharon Brubaker, The Leafing