“ Madeline knew how that was. So many people had ideas of what you should and shouldn't do, but in the end you had to decide for yourself. Ellen Airgood
“ It was more that he did better being busy, keeping to a routine. It helped hold the black dogs of thought at bay. Also he had learned that a person could be happy with having done the best they could… Ellen Airgood
“ The basket would never make her famous or end up in a museum. The best part of it was the making of it, sitting at the table weaving while outside the lake crashed into shore and the seagulls roosted… Ellen Airgood