“He wasn’t a living, breathing person any more – I knew that – but he was still real. He was made out of the wildest, wisest, bravest bits of my imagination – my wild, wise, brave brother. And right now I needed him more than ever.” LifeDeathSistersBrothers Book:The Secret of Nightingale Wood Source: The Secret of Nightingale Wood
“A shorter life is still a life, Henrietta Abbott,’ she said. ‘I’ve thought about this a great deal. A shorter life burns briefly but brightly . . . A bright star.” LoveLifeDeathFamily Book:The Secret of Nightingale Wood Source: The Secret of Nightingale Wood
“I wanted so much to trust these grownups, but I knew that I couldn’t. My heart told me that if I left my mother here, she would never come home.” ChildrenSmartGutsInstincts Book:The Secret of Nightingale Wood Source: The Secret of Nightingale Wood
“If you need to see your mother,’ she said, ‘you must find a way of seeing her. I’m sure she needs to see you just as much.” MothersDaughters Book:The Secret of Nightingale Wood Source: The Secret of Nightingale Wood