“Within a minute he had squirmed down feet foremost into this cellar, to explore. The phantom cat had long since gone by another hole between the stones, through which he could see into the garden. He could find no other opening. Roots of ivy thrust into the ground among the masonry; tendrils of ivy with bright, pale leaves had trailed in through the holes. There were slug tracks on the floor and walls. A dead centipede was phosphorescent in a corner. 'What a lovely place,' Kay thought. 'I shall be able to come here always and have it for my cave. I’ll bring bread and ham here. I’ll keep a catapult here. Perhaps I’ll run away some evening and sleep here. I wish I could get one of those lanterns with colored lights; that would be just the thing for here.” ChildrenHiding PlacesSecret Forts Book:The Midnight Folk Source: The Midnight Folk
“Your real secret hiding place is not a dark cave, it is not a dusky forest, it is not a desolate house in the middle of nowhere but your real secret hiding place is always your own mind! Every person ultimately hides himself over there, in his own mind!” MindTurkish LiteratureMind QuotesMurat Ildan QuotationsDesolateHiding PlaceYour MindHiding PlacesSecret Hiding Place Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan
“I know the number of steps to the top of every spire. I know every corner that a child could hide in, every place she could be dragged out from.” StepsHolly BlackChild AbuseFamiliarityHeartbreakingThe Stolen HeirSurenWrenHiding Places Book:The Stolen Heir Source: The Stolen Heir