Welcome back to Thursday Quotables! This weekly feature is the place to highlight a great quote, line, or passage discovered during your reading each week.Β Whether it’s something funny, startling, gut-wrenching, or just really beautifully written, Thursday Quotables is where my favorite lines of the week will be, and you’re invited to join in!
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The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
(published 1958)
Making me miss my home state right now:
After the keen still days of September, the October sun filled the world with mellow warmth. Before Kit’s eyes a miracle took place, for which she was totally unprepared. She stood in the doorway of her uncle’s house and held her breath with wonder. The maple tree in front of the doorstep burned like a gigantic red torch. The oaks along the roadway glowed yellow and bronze. The fields stretched like a carpet of jewels, emerald and topaz and garnet. Everywhere she walked the color shouted and sang around her. The dried brown leaves crackled beneath her feet and gave off a delicious smoky fragrance. No one had ever told her about autumn in New England.
What lines made you laugh, cry, or gasp this week? Do tell!
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Great quote. Thank you for introducing me to another book(hadn’t heard of this one). Will try to read it sometime.
It’s really a wonderful book! I read it way back in my school days, and I’m really enjoying listening to the audiobook this week. π
Amazing description! I love books like this, they’re really visual and hard to come by. Great quote! π x
Thanks so much! I always remembered loving this book, but now that I’ve re-read it, I can remember why!
I always love your quotes because you pick such beautiful, wonderful, descriptive paragraphs. Great quote this week π x
Sinead @ Less Reality More Books
http://lessrealitymorebooks.blogspot.ie/2015/11/thursday-quotables-13-mad-zombie-party.html
Oh, thank you so much! I think sometimes the descriptions pop out at me even more when I listen to audiobooks. This one really took me back to my childhood in Connecticut!
That’s such a vivid description!
Sorry I didn’t make it yesterday, but here I am π
And this is my quote http://theoldshelter.com/thursday-quotables-the-obliteration-machine/
Glad to see you! π Thanks for sharing your link.