Through the Living Hope

“It’s a treat to hear her sing, since she never does it in public. … Says it makes her too nervous to sing in front of people. Her throat closed up.”

”For a girl who’s quiet in public, she sure can talk up a storm in private. Sometimes, she’s hard to keep up with. Lenore Dove is always patient when she explains stuff, not superior…”

”’Well, you know I like my pretty with a purpose.’”

”’It takes a lot to break these two   They’re survivors.’”

”She calls them rainbow gumdrops and swears she can tell the flavors apart, although they all taste exactly the same.”

Begging the peacekeepers to let Woodbine’s mom say goodbye to him

“‘And nobody tells [ravens] what to say. That bird is who I want to be when I grow up. Someone who says whatever they think is right, no matter what.’”