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Godshawk looked surprised, the way that people generally do when you ask them philosophical questions in shrubberies in the middle of the night.

~ Philip Reeve

Friends don't leave friends behind to wash dishes for yetis!

~ Philip Reeve

What Caul liked most about Tom was his kindness. Kindness was not valued back in Grimsby, where the older boys were encouraged to torment the younger ones, who would grow up to torment another batch of youngsters in their turn. “Good practice for life,” Uncle said. “Hard knocks, that’s all the world’s about!” But maybe Uncle had never met anyone like Tom, who was kind to other people and seemed to expect nothing more than kindness in return.

~ Philip Reeve

Her face was very beautiful, he thought. He hadn't been sure before, but he was now. The mind that lived behind it made it beautiful, the same way that the flame inside a lantern makes the lantern beautiful.

~ Philip Reeve