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Eva Ibbotson QUOTES

61 " That's silly, Anna," said the Honorable Olive. "Being afraid is silly, you know it is. "

― Eva Ibbotson

62 " Dostoyevsky was her brother, Victorian children's books her passion and though she lived, when in funds, mainly on avocado pears, she took her bath each night with a different cookery book. "

― Eva Ibbotson , A Glove Shop in Vienna and Other Stories

63 " [Tessa] knew about phantom limbs [....] Her cheek, where the Englishman's fingers had been, did not exactly ache ... but very strangely, most curiously ... it felt. "

― Eva Ibbotson , The Reluctant Heiress

64 " It was a night to dream about: windless, warm and scented, with a streak of gold and amethyst still lingering in the sky. "

― Eva Ibbotson , A Countess Below Stairs

65 " Anyone who has an egg to watch over has a stake in the future, and the future--they were sure of it--was going to be good. "

― Eva Ibbotson , The Ogre of Oglefort

66 " Once the hag got upset she was apt to go downhill very fast and remember things like she was an orphan. People are often orphans when they are eighty-two, but it is true that when you have no mother or father you can feel very lonely at any age. "

― Eva Ibbotson

67 " As Maia turned to go, hardly believing that there could be such happiness, she heard a loud splash. Miss Minton was leaning over the side, watching the parcel she had held on her knees floating away downriver.
“What was that?” asked Maia.
Miss Minton straightened herself.
If you must know,” she said, “it was my corset. "

― Eva Ibbotson , Journey to the River Sea

68 " It is a fearful thing to love what time can touch. "

― Eva Ibbotson , The Reluctant Heiress

69 " Smells are odd things. They follow you about when you’re not thinking about them, but when you put your nose to where they ought to be, they aren’t there. The "

― Eva Ibbotson , The Secret of Platform 13

70 " Ms. Wrack's mother, Mrs. Wrack, had been a mermaid: a proper one who lived on a rock and combed her hair and sang. But sailors had never been lured to their doom by her, partly because she looked like the back of a bus and partly because modern ships are so high out of the water that they never even saw her "

― Eva Ibbotson , Which Witch?

71 " Would you like me to stop talking? Because I can. I have to concentrate, but it's possible "

― Eva Ibbotson , The Morning Gift

72 " People make their own worlds. "

― Eva Ibbotson

73 " We mustn't only remember the good bits," she said. "We must remember the bad bits, too, so that we know it was real. "

― Eva Ibbotson

74 " You’ll never know what you’ve done for me,” he said as they reached the gates of the level crossing. “If there’s anything you want--”
Clovis grinned. “Can I have Maia when she’s grown up?”
Finn’s smile vanished in an instant.
“No,” he said. "

― Eva Ibbotson , Journey to the River Sea

75 " Happiness is almost as good as magic for altering a person's looks. "

― Eva Ibbotson , Which Witch?

76 " When you know what you want you usually get it. "

― Eva Ibbotson , Journey to the River Sea

77 " Clovis straightened himself. He squared his shoulders. He tossed back his curls. Then slowly, with immense dignity, he climbed the cellar steps.
“Unhand my servant, please,” he ordered the crows. “As you see, I am Finn Taverner.”
The crows let go of the Indian. They stared at the golden-haired youth who had appeared at the top of the cellar steps. The boy’s breeding showed in every movement; he was an undoubted and true aristocrat. Here before them was The Blood which Sir Aubrey longed for, and they were filled with joy.
The boy now addressed his servant. “You have served me well, Kumari,” he said--and every word was crystal clear; the words of a perfect English gentleman, speaking slowly to a foreigner. “Now I give you your freedom. And with it, this token of my thanks.”
And out of the pocket of his tunic he took a watch on a long chain which he handed to the Indian.
“But, sir,” said Mr. Trapwood, who had seen the glint of silver. “Should you--”
“I am a Taverner,” said Clovis. “And no one shall say that I am not grateful to those who have served me. And now, gentlemen, I am ready. I take it you have reserved a first-class cabin for me?”
“Well,” began Mr. Low.
Mr. Trapwood kicked his shin. “It shall be arranged, sir,” he said. “Everything will be taken care of.”
“Good. I should like to go on board immediately.”
“Yes, sir, of course. If you’ll just come with us.”
Clovis bowed to Miss Minton, then to Maia. His eyes were dry and his dignity was matchless.
Then he followed the crows out of the museum. "

― Eva Ibbotson , Journey to the River Sea

78 " When you’re sad, Little Star, go out of doors. It’s always better underneath the open sky. "

― Eva Ibbotson , A Countess Below Stairs

79 " It was his time with the Xanti which had changed him. They thought that everyone’s life was like a river; you had to flow with the current and not struggle, which wasted breath and made you more likely to drown. "

― Eva Ibbotson , Journey to the River Sea

80 " Miss Minton knew she was going to be dismissed, and she thought this was perfectly fair. A governess who let her charge sail up the rivers of the Amazon and live with Indian tribes could hardly expect to keep her job. "

― Eva Ibbotson , Journey to the River Sea