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21 " And then because hope will break the heart better than any sorrow, she started to cry. "
― Erin Bow , Plain Kate
22 " Plain Kate, Kate the CarverNo one's friend and no one's daughterLittle Kate might meet her fateWhittling sticks till it's too late "
23 " Perhaps it was time to stop choosing small places. "
24 " Go fast, Plain Kate, and travel lightLearn to walk the shadowy nightWithout a shadow, flee from lightBecome a shadow, truly "
25 " Oh bats, oh bats, oh snacks with wings–Come and hear how Taggle sings!Oh squirm, oh squeak, my wriggly bats–You'll make a gift for lady cats! "
26 " Witch, fish, flinch, kiss – won't you let me grant your wish? "
27 " Foggy little oxbowsForest pools where no one goesLost links of the river dreaming dreams "
28 " He was a dandy with on eear cocked, a gleam on his claw and a glint in his eye. He sauntered through the market square elegant and tattered, admired and cursed: a highwayman, a gentleman thief. His name was Taggle, for the three kittens had been Raggle, Taggle, and Bone. "
29 " No one likes them, because their ways are different,' Drina explained. 'Just like the Roamers - no one likes us either. So we have to like each other. "
30 " Please wake me,” he drawled, “when we are finished fleeing.” “You couldn’t follow?” “Dogs follow,” he said, in such a horrified tone she didn’t bother arguing. "