“Père smiled, and his last note was like a note of defiance flung into the air, bearing him away to nothing and to no one's and as be went be took with him something that would never come again, the lost boy, the frightened happy child - he took something of Julius himself - something that was tremulous, and pitiful, and young.” DeathLossDeath Of A Loved OneWitnessing DeathEnd Of ChildhoodParent Loss Book:Julius Source: Julius
“Charlie scratched inside his left ear. Everybody. The first war in history where everybody won. I can't figure it. So long." He went on up the sidewalk, crossed the front yard, opened the door of his house, waved, and was gone. "There goes Charlie," said Douglas.” AdolescenceBoyhoodEnd Of Childhood Book:Farewell Summer Source: Farewell Summer
“The old magic was gone forever- gone with Sylvia and the Hidden Land and all the dear, sweet fading dreams of childhood.” End Of ChildhoodFading Innocence Author:Lucy Maud Montgomery