Chloe

“Our seigneur has ordered us to be merry and gay,”
― Christopher Buehlman, Between Two Fires

“Her time in Syria would be a dream she dreamed in the womb. One that exists only in the stories her mother and I tell her. Until one day she can come back to her country and grow the lemon trees.”
― Zoulfa Katouh, As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

“They disembarked, and lifted from the ship Odysseus, wrapped up in sheets and blankets. They set him on the sand, still fast asleep. They unpacked all the presents he was given120 by the Phaeacian lords to take back home, thanks to Athena’s care. They heaped the things beside the olive tree, so no one passing would do them any damage while their owner was sleeping. Then they rowed away, back home.”
― Homer, The Odyssey

“Like a hatchling breaking from a shell, Roz climbed out into the world.”
― Peter Brown, The Wild Robot