Katherine Rundell quotes:

Sometimes it seemed difficult for the adults in Sophie's life to tell between 'carried away' and 'absolutely correct but unbelieved.

But it's a child! You're a man!Your powers of observation are formidable, said Charles. You are a credit to your optician.

I do, I'm afraid, understand books far more readily than I understand people. Books are so easy to get along with.

He was thirty-six years old, and six foot three. He spoke English to people and French to cats, and Latin to the birds. He had once nearly killed himself trying to read and ride a horse at the same time.

It's like eight thousand birds, Charles! Charles! Isn't it like eight thousand birds~?

But those coins are wishes! You're stealing other people's wishes!"The look Matteo gave her was so flinty, she could have chipped a tooth on it"If you have money to waste on wishes, you don't need the wishes as badly as I need the money.

Books crowbar the world open for you.

I think, actually, everyone starts out with some strange in them. It's just whether or not you decide to keep it.

It's like eight thousand birds, Charles! Charles! Isn't it like eight thousand birds?

I know these sorts of people. They're not men. They're mustaches with idiots attached.

Only weak thinkers do not love the sky.