Quotes from Roderick Townley

There is all the difference in the world between treasure and money.

Sylvie had an amazing life, but she didn't get to live it very often.

The sun shines. Readers read.

Once upon a time she had felt trapped inside her story with its familiar characters and predictable plot. Now she felt locked out of it.

The wilderness is littered with forgotten stories that will never be retold.

All doorways are narrow for Gianna.

Being a smart, wheelchair-bound eleven-year-old, Ben Landgrave had long since turned into a computer whiz. It was his freedom, his legs. Within a couple of minutes he was scrolling down hundreds of coats of arms.

Medicine, Miss Landgrave, is for physical pain, not metaphysical pain.

No, I mean it. You're going to make it. You're a beautiful kid." Ben looked back at his father. "You think sewers are beautiful.