A Quote I Searched High & Low to Find
From Whales on Stilts:
“Along the shore, the forest and the gorge turned red with sunset. For a long time, they stood by the railing and talked about things that mattered to them. There are times when friendship feels like running down a hill together as fast as you can, jumping over things, spinning around, and you don’t care where you’re going, and you don’t care where you’ve come from, because all that matters is speed, and the hands holding your hands. That’s how it felt to Katie, Jasper, and Lily: Though the night was falling, it was if they could still feel the sun on their faces, and they stood together talking until the sky turned to black, the party balloons sagged, and the androids came to take them home.”
I dreamed about that quote last night, if you can believe that. I knew I had it tucked away somewhere. Turned out it was in an email to Diego Momma years ago. Thank goodness for gmail and saving emails!
What a lovely quote!! Must save…
Comment by pam — 2014/06/23 @ 08:04
The book itself was sweet, but that quote killed me. It’s been YEARS since it was read and I still remembered it enough to know I needed to revisit it
Comment by Da Goddess — 2014/06/23 @ 18:21