The Water Castle Quotes

“Orlando said it was important for scientists to have minds kept open by literature, and souls touched by the creativity of art.”
― Megan Frazer Blakemore, The Water Castle

“Normally zombies gave her comfort. They were slow. There were straightforward ways to kill them. If they ever showed up, she would know what to do. Too bad the rest of life wasn't like that.”
― Megan Frazer Blakemore, The Water Castle

“His gaze glossed over a stack of wooden crates and landed on a steamer trunk that was covered with stickers from all over the world.”
― Megan Frazer Blakemore, The Water Castle

“Ephraim lifted the top of the trunk. Neatly stacked were mementoes from what seemed like hundreds of journeys. Right on top was an etching of the Eiffel tower next to an African mask that looked at him with surprised eyes. He reached in a little deeper and unearthed a small teapot decorated with blue drawings just like the kind his grandmother collected and kept in a locked china cabinet.”
― Megan Frazer Blakemore, The Water Castle

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― Megan Frazer Blakemore, The Water Castle

“Ephraim found a stack of postcards tied together with a faded green ribbon. He shuffled through them and found they were from every World's Fair from 1915 in San Francisco to 1939 in New York. None of the postcards hed been written on or mailed.”
― Megan Frazer Blakemore, The Water Castle