Alexis > Alexis's Quotes

“You look back on some little decision you made and realize all the things that happened because of it, and you think to yourself "if only I'd known," but, of course, you couldn't have known.”
― Mary Downing Hahn, The Dead Man in Indian Creek

“Odd, isn’t it? You know when your birthday is, but not your death day, even though you pass the date year after year, never suspecting that some day…”
― Mary Downing Hahn, The Ghost of Crutchfield Hall

“I wished that the chains would break and the wind would sweep me up, up, up into the sky, beyond the clouds, beyond the sun and the moon, to some marvelous kingdom where no one ever changed and friends were friends for life.”
― Mary Downing Hahn, Daphne's Book

“The water is DEEP AND DARK AND DANGEROUS”
― Mary Downing Hahn, Deep and Dark and Dangerous

“The rules are very strict...”
― Mary Downing Hahn, The Old Willis Place

“WHEN YOU'RE READING YOU SHOULD PRETEND YOU'RE REALLY THERE BECAUSE IT WILL MAKE THE BOOK MOR INTERESTING!”
― Mary Downing Hahn, Wait Till Helen Comes

“ here, there, and everywhere"-an opinionated riddle.”
― Mary downing hahn, The Ghost of Crutchfield Hall

“Time doesn't run backward, you know, and things that have been done can't be undone, no matter how hard you wish.”
― Mary Downing Hahn, The Doll in the Garden

“Down through the centuries, the Church has carefully preserved, protected, and defended its Marian teachings, because to give them up would be to give up the gospel.”
― Scott Hahn, Hail, Holy Queen: The Mother of God in the Word of God

“People were so fragile, so easily broken, so hard to put back together. “Mr.”
― Mary Downing Hahn, Took: A Ghost Story

“The lake's deep...and dark...and dangerous.”
― Mary Downing Hahn, Deep and Dark and Dangerous

“Sissy tilted her chair back so far I was sure she’d fall on her head any second. Not that I cared. Maybe she’d leave if she hurt herself.”
― Mary Downing Hahn, Deep and Dark and Dangerous

“To everyone who enjoys ghost stories”
― Mary Downing Hahn, Deep and Dark and Dangerous

“As Corey and I followed Grandmother out of the library, we glanced at each other. Without saying a word, I knew my sister was thinking exactly what I was thinking. Rappings and tappings, footsteps, doors opening and shutting—we could do that. And more. Bringing ghosts back to Fox Hill would be like playing haunted house all summer long.”
― Mary Downing Hahn, All the Lovely Bad Ones: A Ghost Story

“interested”
― Mary Downing Hahn, Closed for the Season

“Why don’t you and Ali set the table? The forks and knives and spoons are in that drawer.” She pointed to the cabinet by the sink, and Emma began counting out the utensils—four of each.
“There’s only three of us,” I said.
“You forgot Mr. Bear.” Emma sat the teddy in the extra chair and laid a fork, knife, and spoon in front of him. I laughed a little louder than I’d meant to, in relief, I guess, that Mr. Bear was joining us . . . not the ghost from Emma’s dream.”
― Mary Downing Hahn, Deep and Dark and Dangerous

“spunk,”
― Mary Downing Hahn, Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story

“Stu asked me to marry him”
― Mary Downing Hahn, Stepping on the Cracks

“As she said, our talents made us different from other people, but not strange.”
― Mary Downing Hahn, Daphne's Book: A Moving Middle Grade Novel About Unexpected Friendship and a Terrible Secret for Children