In fact she was quite bad and according to Jas she was naughty at school, but no one seems to remember that now she is all dead and perfect.

- Annabel Pitcher

Let's pretend for just one moment that could actually happen. You close your eyes and I'll close mine and let's dream the same dream across the Atlan…

- Annabel Pitcher

Doesn't matter what language you speak or what clothes you wear. Some things don't change. Families. Friends. Lovers. They're the same in every city …

- Annabel Pitcher

Spread those strong wings of yours. Fly.

- Annabel Pitcher

Sometimes when I wake up, I forget that she's gone and then I remember and my heart drops like it does when you miss a step or trip over a kerb.

- Annabel Pitcher

I stared up at the sky and raised my middle finger, just in case God was watching. I don't like being spied on.

- Annabel Pitcher

We didn't speak, just drove out of the city into the countryside on our way to absolutely nowhere, and when we found that perfect spot among the tree…

- Annabel Pitcher

That's not how you're going to live, Bird Girl. Not on my account. Spread those strong wings of yours. Fly.

- Annabel Pitcher

If envy is red and doubt is black then happiness is brown. I looked from the little brown stone to the tiny brown freckle to her huge brown eyes.

- Annabel Pitcher