“Avery and Zib might have stayed where they were, watching the stranger dwindle in the distance. They might have chosen to run, to seek other ways of warming themselves, for they were both reasonably cautious children with no interest in breaking their parents' hearts. But they were cold, and they were wet, and the Up-and-Under had a way of wearing such caution away, a little bit at a time, replacing them with curiosity and the quiet conviction that sometimes, the right thing was to follow.” KidsTrustCautionStrangersJourneysStranger DangerLost ChildrenTrusting Strangers Book:Over the Woodward Wall Source: Over the Woodward Wall
“Girls who are ignored can learn to be impossible, can learn to listen, and look, and learn more than they were ever meant to know.” PowerEmpowermentGirlsIgnored Book:Over the Woodward Wall Source: Over the Woodward Wall
“It's better to forget a home than to lose it,” HomeLossGriefBelongingForgetting Book:Over the Woodward Wall Source: Over the Woodward Wall
“It's fine not knowing things. Not knowing things means you have room to learn, and learning's about the most important thing there is,” KnowledgeLearning Book:Over the Woodward Wall Source: Over the Woodward Wall
“No one looks like a girl, or a boy, or an elm tree, or anything else. Someone either is or isn't a thing, and the world can put as many layers on top of the thing as it likes; won't change what's underneath.” IdentityAcceptanceGender Book:Over the Woodward Wall Source: Over the Woodward Wall
“Frightened means you've the sense to be afraid, and it's cowards who get things done, more often than not.” FrightenedJustificationBeing AfraidBeing ScaredCowards Book:Over the Woodward Wall Source: Over the Woodward Wall