Lynne

“She said that through songs and stories I could learn about the world, and about the people who live in it.” And about my own heart, but I don’t tell him this.”
― Axie Oh, The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea

“He had imagined the gas station as a doorway back to civilization, a break from the heavy presence of the tree-crowded road. But civilization meant shared cultural reference points. It meant mutually agreed-upon social norms and a familiar context. Whatever this was, it did not feel like civilization.”
― Jarod K. Anderson, Strange Animals

“What has it all been for,” I said, “if not for this? There was the grand purpose, yes. To dethrone the tyrant; to restore Alban. But also to let people like us live our lives in peace. To let us raise children without fearing for them every moment of every day. To let us work and love and do the ordinary things. To set us free.”
― Juliet Marillier, The Caller

“But don’t you think if we have faith and hope, and if we take steps to mend what’s been broken, we can change that? Maybe we can bring the magic back.”
― Juliet Marillier, The Caller