“ For whether a place is a heaven or a hell rests in yourself, and those who go with courage may find themselves in paradise. Eva Ibbotson
“ It was a heavenly summer, the summer in which France fell and the British Expeditionary Force was evacuated from Dunkirk. Leaves were never such an intense and iridescent green; sunlight glinted on fl… Eva Ibbotson
“ To show too much joy in a place such as this would be unseemly but, as he padded toward her, his tail was extended in a manner which would make wagging possible should all go as expected. Eva Ibbotson
“ Slowly, Anna put up a hand to his muzzle and began to scratch that spot behind the ear where large dogs keep their souls. Eva Ibbotson
“ He was just drifting off to sleep when it occurred to him that perhaps the dog was not so ordinary after all. Perhaps he was someone the ogre had changed, and Ivo was going to spend the night hugging… Eva Ibbotson
“ Please, God,' Ruth would pray, 'don't let me be competitive. Let me realize what a privilege it is to study. Let me remember that knowledge must be pursued for its own sake and please, please stop me… Eva Ibbotson
“ You cannot stop the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can stop them nesting in your hair. Eva Ibbotson
“ Yet for a moment it seemed to him that the men who had dragged marble from Italy and porphyry from Portugal, who had ransacked the jungle for its rarest woods and paid their millions to build this opu… Eva Ibbotson
“ After all, Betty was ill and she was her sister, and she wouldn't be able to shave her legs for weeks because of the plaster. Eva Ibbotson
“ When you're sad, my Little Star, go out of doors. It's always better underneath the open sky. Eva Ibbotson
“ She was so intelligent that she could think herself into beauty. Intelligence...they don't talk about it much, the poets, but when a woman is intelligent and passionate and good... Eva Ibbotson
“ They were steaming out of the station before Maia asked, 'Was it books in the trunk?''It was books, admitted Miss Minton.And Maia said, 'Good. Eva Ibbotson
