“ I used to belong to a family unit, with a foster mom and dad and my little sister, Bean, but that's over and I don't want to talk about what happened , or how unfair it was. Not yet. The less said abo… Rodman Philbrick
“ I know who the real hero is, and it isn't me or brave Lanaya. It's an old man with a white beard and a walking stick and a heart so big it won't let him stop thinking he can change the world by writin… Rodman Philbrick
“ I'm thinking maybe letting the latches burn is the right idea. Let everything burn until there's nothing left but ashes and cool rain. Rodman Philbrick
“ I am an avid fisherman, and my daily schedule is to write in the morning and then go fishing in the afternoon. In Maine, I fish mostly for stripers, and in the Florida Keys, I go after all kinds of ga… Rodman Philbrick
“ I could tell you all the medical terminology,' She says. 'But what finally happened is his heart got to big for his body' Rodman Philbrick
“ He's a feral child. No mother, no father, no one to care for him or raise him or teach him how to be human. So he's existed much like an animal, without language. He thinks in images, not word.How str… Rodman Philbrick
“ Remembering is a great invention of the mind, and if you try hard enough you can remember anything, whether it really happened or not. Rodman Philbrick
“ Shut up! I say, holding my hands to my ears. Shut up!But the stupid gummy won't shut up; he's trying to tell me something important even though I'm covering my ears and I don't want to hear it and I d… Rodman Philbrick
“ Every word is part of a picture, Every sentence is a picture. All you have to do is link them together. Rodman Philbrick
“ Sure it will hurt. But so what? Pain is just a state of mind. You can think your way out of anything, even pain. Rodman Philbrick
