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“No, I have no idea what that signifies. It looks almost like a hand.“ -Miss Spink pg. 149

“…other mother's right hand went tumbling down into the darkness.” Pg. 157

“ I shut the door. I locked it. What more was I meant to do?” -Coraline pg. 142

“We’re going to go home. We are. Help me.” -Coraline pg. 132

“Nothing here that frightened her. These things... were illusions ... made by the other mother.” Pg. 115

“I don't want whatever I want. Nobody does. Not really.” -Coraline pg. 118

“It was true: the Other mother loved her. But she loved Coraline as a miser loves money, or a dragon loves its gold.” Pg. 104

“You can be brave.” -Coraline pg. 110

“…what is it you think you should be finding in this hide-and-go-seek game, Coraline?” -Other Mother
“My parents… and the souls of the children behind the mirror.” -Coraline pg. 90

“Names, names, names. The names are the first things to go, after the breath has gone, and the beating of the heart.” -children’s voice pg. 81

“…what we are can be tied to the beds we wake up…” pg. 65

“There’s ways in and ways out of places like this that even she doesn’t know about.” -Black Cat pg. 73

“Because when you’re scared but you still do it anyway, that’s brave.” -Coraline pg. 57

“Challenge her. There’s no guarantee she’ll play fair, but her kind of thing loves games and challenges.” -Black Cat pg. 63