Deb Jestin

“All three had been taught French at school. How deeply they now wished that they had learned it!”
― E. Nesbit, The Railway Children

“We’re never as lost as it seems, Murray,” Father says. “There’s always a path to take. But we have to want to take it.”
― Joe Siple, The Five Wishes of Mr. Murray McBride

“She wasn’t a hugger by nature—something she’d had to deal with since meeting Mikki, who hugged nearly as much as she breathed. She braced herself for impact and stepped close.”
― Susan Mallery, The Boardwalk Bookshop

“Peter: I wish you were writing the book of our lives Mother. Then Jim's leg would get better tomorrow and father would be home soon.

Mother: Well, maybe, if we are lucky, we're all in a book God is writing. Then everything will work out for the best.”
― E. Nesbit, The Railway Children