I try to remind myself that we are never promised anything, and that what control we can exert is not over the events that befall us but how we addre…

- Jeanne Duprau

It would be something that another person had written down without understanding its significance; just a sentence or two that would be like a flash …

- Jeanne Duprau

Lina loved her little sister so much that it was like an ache under her ribs.

- Jeanne Duprau

They lifted their faces to the astonishing warmth. The sky arched over them, a pale, clear blue. Lina felt as though a lid that had been on her all h…

- Jeanne Duprau

People didn't make life, so they can't destroy it. Even if we were to wipe out every bit of life in the world, we can't touch the place life comes fr…

- Jeanne Duprau

What could be more interesting than thinking of mysterious happenings, finding the answers to intriguing questions, and making up new worlds?

- Jeanne Duprau

What you need to learn, children, is the difference between right and wrong in every area of life. And once you learn the difference, you must always…

- Jeanne Duprau

When someone has been mean to you, why would you want to be good to them?' 'You wouldn't want to. That's what makes it hard. You do it anyway. Being …

- Jeanne Duprau

The trouble with anger is, it gets hold of you. And then you aren't the master of yourself anymore. Anger is. And when anger is the boss, you get uni…

- Jeanne Duprau