Quotes from Erika Tamar

The trouble with cousins, Lizabeth thought, was that they knew all about you, even your allergies.

I think it'll be interesting. The Aborigines certainly are, Lizabeth said. They have a tradition called the walkabout. It's a challenge for boys when they come of age. I don't know about the girls-the book didn't say. And grown men walkabout, too, when they're troubled. What's a walkabout? The book said it's to find your true self, but I don't really know what that means Lizabeth said.

It must be hard to survive without anything at all.

The journey is suppose to go on until you meet yourself, Lizabeth said. It could be very long.