“I couldn't see it then, but I could see it now. I opened my eyes, releasing another stream of tears. I had been trying so hard to run from my past. But the past was like mottlefish ink. Even if it fades, it's still there, and not even the ocean can wash it out. I couldn't change what had come before. But I could change what I did next.” PastInspiringMoving OnComing Of Age Book:The Last Mapmaker Source: The Last Mapmaker
“I know this sounds odd, but a teacup knows it's a teacup, and a house knows it's a house. Part of this is on Dree. it's like she's forgotten who she was before. And if she doesn't know, the light can't find her.” FantasyMagicInvisibleSpellChangelingsDark LandDree Book:In a Dark Land Source: In a Dark Land
“Tell us the one about the mermaid again," said Dree. "That one's so heart-breaking, it must be real.” FantasyFairy TaleMermaidChangelingsLittle MermaidHans Christian Andersen Book:The Changelings Source: The Changelings
“All her senses felt sharper, like she'd been living the past nine months on a flat page and someone had suddenly folded her into shape.” FantasyMagicChangelingsDark LandFlat PageFolded Into Shape Book:In a Dark Land Source: In a Dark Land
“The world wasn't what I wanted it to be," Pong went on. "Not Chattana. Not even Tanaburi. I thought if I ran far enough, I could find that perfect place where life is fair and everything is good. But even if I make it to the sea, even if I go all the way to the end of the world, I'll never find a place like that. It doesn't exist.” Imperfection QuotesPerfection Is Unattainable Book:A Wish in the Dark Source: A Wish in the Dark
“Cherry stretched her neck side to side and transformed into a big gillybear with fluffy cream-colored fur. "All right, crew. As your captain, I say we charge ahead. Mikko, you take the wheel." He transformed into an enormous field sloth with long arms that nearly touched the ground when he stood on his back legs. He rolled his eyes at Cherry. "I think that I should be captain since I'm the only one who knows how to steer this thing." "Well, I know how to stand at the front and look commanding and that's half the job," said Cherry, crunching an-other ship chip. "Onward!" Hetty and I transformed as well: she into her indigo hare form, and me into my roan form. Mikko directed us to-ward the waterfall. The spray immedi-ately soaked through our fur, down to the skin.” BearsHaresAmazing Technicolor WildlifeSlothsAnimorphismVoluntary Shapeshifting Book:Temple of Secrets Source: Temple of Secrets
“It's an interesting spell. You ask the light to go straight through a thing instead of bouncing off the sides. Took me a long time to get it right. I learned you gotta be real polite when you ask light to do anything.” LightFantasyMagicInvisibleSpellChangelingsDark Land Book:In a Dark Land Source: In a Dark Land