“This was the way of a small place full of interwoven families. From birth, people developed the necessary social skill of being duplicitous. Be polite and mind yer own business. Never say true things if it didn't help matters; in fact, the truth often made matters worse. The present was complicated enough. And history? Well that had been the tragedy that lay behind it all. The truth was often way too painful; it would end in talk of heinous crime. So no one bothered to speak of it.” TruthFamilyHistory Book:The Mermaid of Black Conch Source: The Mermaid of Black Conch
“It was the magic that music makes, the song that lives within every creature on earth, including mermaids.” MusicMagicIsland Life Book:The Mermaid of Black Conch Source: The Mermaid of Black Conch