Oh,” he said again and picked up two petals of cherry blossom which he folded together like a sandwich and ate slowly. “Supposing,” he said, staring past her at the wall of the house, “you...

The Past is Experience, Thats All You Got to Learn From.

bleak,” Kate knew, was the adjective here). And there should be scullions; mine host should be gravy-stained and broad in the beam with a tousled apron pulled across his stomach; and there should be a...

Misfortunes make us wise

The child is right,” she announced firmly.Arrietty’s eyes grew big. “Oh, no-” she began. It shocked her to be right. Parents were right, not children. Children could say anything, Arrietty knew, and enjoy saying it-knowing...