“Oh, monsters are scared," said Lettie. "That's why they're monsters.”
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
“Despite my ghoulish reputation, I really have the heart of a small boy. I keep it in a jar on my desk.”
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“And did I pass?" The face of the old woman on my right was unreadable in the gathering dusk. On my left the younger woman said, "You don't pass or fail at being a person, dear.”
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
“You do not write your life with words...You write it with actions. What you think is not important. It is only important what you do.”
― A Monster Calls
― A Monster Calls
“You were her way here, and it's a dangerous thing to be a door.”
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
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