Emalia

“I think that home is a thousand different things that shift and change and stay the same. It's where you're from and where you're longing for and where you love and where you belong and where you're coming back to and sometimes it's everything and it's everywhere.”
― Katya Balen, Ghostlines: A summer adventure to remember forever

“But how can she change a person like that? said Victoria.

She just can. I'd never have thought before, ever, that I could hate music and want to leave it behind, but now--

Lawrence Prewitt, said Victoria. Her voice was shaking, but she stood up and put on such a fierce dazzle that even Donovan seemed to wake up. Don't you dare ever start talking like that again, or when I get out of here, I'll leave you behind with the gofers. Lawrence smiled. I've missed your threats, Vicky.”
― Claire Legrand, The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls

“You were looking for me?

Victoria wondered if she would be red for the rest of her life. Yes.

Isn't that something. Perfect ice queen Victoria looking for skunkish old me.”
― Claire Legrand, The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls

“I know it's hard," Jovie said gently. "You've probably spent a long time felling like you don't belong, like you weren't a part of the world around you. But that's the drift talking." She motioned to her friends, to the crowded fort with it's warm light. "And this is how we fight it.”
― Kevin Emerson, Drifters: A Riveting Sci-Fi Mystery About a Forgotten Friend and a Deadly Town Secret for Children