Lois Lowry

"It's a funny thing about names, how they become a part of someone."

"To his surprise, Jean kissed him. So often in the past, teasing, she had said she would, one day. Now she did, and it was a quick and fragrant touch to his lips that gave him courage and, even before he started out made him yearn to come back home."

"Go, ' he said. 'This is your journey, your battle. Be brave. Find your gift. Use it to save what you love."

"It was the helplessness that scared the both of us."