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1 " A blown kiss is not a proper kiss. Hugs and kisses should be hugs and kisses, not breaths of air. I am tired of breaths of air and not enough hugs and kisses. "
― Claire King , The Night Rainbow
2 " Before the doorbell rings I hear the footsteps, a broken heartbeat on the paving stones, and I know that Claude is here. "
3 " I know about skeletons. Once I went to a museum and saw dinosaur skeletons. They are like jigsaw puzzles for scientists. "
4 " I make the surprised O with my mouth, although I am not really that surprised. It was the kind of story that grownups tell children to complicate a thing when they could just tell you the thing itself, much faster. "
5 " She turns her back to us, starting up the stairs slowly, her legs shaking with every step.I think she forgot to put her skeleton in, says Margot. "
6 " You should be careful with opening doors to secrets, says Claude. Sometimes secrets are secrets because that's the best way. "
7 " Boys have to wear brown, grey and blue and girls have to wear the beautiful colours. "
8 " Witches do that, they put things you want in places you shouldn't go. "
9 " Maman walks ahead, leaning back as she goes down the hill, walking so fast her hair can't keep up. "
10 " Where is your maman?I don't know.I think we've gone and lost her, Pea. Papa's voice dissolves into the colours behind my eyes.I'm sorry Papa. I don't know how to find her, I say. "
11 " Maman!The word seems to come out of me all on its own. I think it's strange my mouth would do that. The rest of my head knows she's never there. "
12 " We immortalise people in ways they would never choose "
― Claire King , Everything Love Is
