Cynthia Kadohata said this quote

Lynn said, The blue of the sky is one of the most special colors in the world, because the color is deep but see-through both at the same time. What did I just say?The sky is special.The ocean is like that too, and people's eyes.She turned her head toward me and waited. I said, The ocean and people's eyes are special too.That's how I learned about eyes, sky, and ocean: the three special, deep, colored, see-through things. I turned to Lynnie. Her eyes were deep and black, like mine.