Quotes from Shelley Pearsall

Some angels are like peacocks. Others are less flashy. Like city pigeons. It all depends on the wings.

First off, it's not junk," Arthur said, his voice rising. "It started on an island in World War II. With things from an island. It started with Death and War.

In other words, there could be a lot of reasons why people decided to save some things and why they threw others away - reasons that might not make any sense until you dug much deeper.