“Dont worry, Miss Brielle. To be honest, the ones with a little bit of crazy have always been my favorite.”

“Face it, friends. For this journey, roads are optional.”

“Zane sighed. Jovan and Mother were just the same. Maybe later meant no.”

“Zane was pretty sure that worries and bossing were related, like a pair of old aunties.”

“Oh. Sure. It makes perfect sense. Zane is a wolf because his father is an eagle.”

“They say that to live in the Wilds, you have to be half-wild yourself. Or at least very brave. And Zane is both.”

“To die will be an awfully big adventure.”

“Go outside. Dont tell anyone and dont bring your phone. Start walking and keep walking until you no longer know the road like the palm of your hand, because we walk the same roads day in and day ou...”

“To fall in love with God is the greatest romance; to seek him the greatest adventure; to find him, the greatest human achievement.”

“Every springI hear the thrush singingin the glowing woodshe is only passing through.His voice is deep,then he lifts it until it seemsto fall from the sky.I am thrilled.I am grateful.Then, by the en...”

“The crow flew closer, as if to hear its praises.”

“A male frigate bird blows up a wild red pouch on his neck. He can keep it puffed up for hours. It is his way of impressing the girls.”