“ Then how about this: Remember Austin Gollaher, because what we do matters, even if we don't end up in history books. Deborah Hopkinson
“ The events of the Titanic disaster can be seen as a symbol of what happens through overconfidence in technology, complacence, and a mindset of profits over people's safety. Deborah Hopkinson
“ And what did Maurice buy when he first got paid? A Russian-English dictionary! Maurice bought a novel and began to try to read it. Each time he saw a word he didn't know, he copied it on a piece of pa… Deborah Hopkinson
“ But if there's one thing I've found in all my muddled wanderings, it's that we learn from our misfortunes just as much as from the good things that happen to us. Deborah Hopkinson
“ I love Black Beauty, but it's just a story, of course. What matters is. . . I don't know. . . what you do once the story is inside you. Deborah Hopkinson