Briar Coleman

“This - being a detective, I mean - it's all I've got. - Sophie”
― Katherine Woodfine, The Mystery of the Painted Dragon

“But,’ Mr Mansour cried, ‘you are girls! Girls cannot be in the police!”
― Robin Stevens, Death Sets Sail

“Nobody hopped into a wardrobe to find Narnia; they hopped in, thinking it was just a wardrobe. They didn't climb up the Faraway Tree, knowing it was a Faraway Tree; they thought it was just a really big tree. Harry Potter thought he was a normal boy; Mary Poppins was supposed to be a regular nanny. It's the first and only rule. Magic comes when you're not looking for it.”
― Holly Smale, Geek Girl

“After all, grown-ups always underestimate children. Children never underestimate each other.”
― Robin Stevens, Mistletoe and Murder