Midville's best street was High Street. It was up on a hill. Not much of a hill, to tell the truth, but in that part of the state, the flat south-central part, hills are not taken for granted.
Natalie BabbittWhen the world you're used to, that same old world you thought you knew so well, turns itself suddenly upside down, what can you do? Everything comes tumbling off the shelves of your expectations; nothing fits anymore.
Natalie BabbittBut dying's part of the wheel, right there next to being born. You can't pick out the pieces you like and leave the rest. Being part of the whole thing, that's the blessing.
Natalie BabbittThat doesn't sound like civil war to me," said Gaylen, turning back to his book with a smile. "It only sounds silly."
"Of course it's silly," said the Prime Minister impatiently. "But a lot of serious things start silly.
The ownership of land is an odd thing when you come to think of it. How deep, after all, can it go?
Natalie BabbittI'm not exactly sure what I'd do, you know, but something interesting - something that's all mine. Something that would make some kind of difference in the world. It'd be nice to have a new name, to start with, one that's not all worn out from being called so much.
Natalie BabbittLike all magnificent things, it's very simple.
Natalie BabbittTags: philosophy elegance simplicity
She discovered the wings she never knew she had.
Natalie BabbittTags: tuck-everlasting
He wasn't crazy. How could he be? He was just -- amazing. But she was struck dumb. All she could do was stare at him.
Natalie BabbittTags: winnie-foster
Still-there's no use trying to figure why things fall the way they do. Things just are, and fussing don't bring changes.
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