Quotes by Anne Ursu, The Real Boy

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At each step there is a small moment of transformation that cannot be overlooked or rushed. And these moments should not — Anne Ursu, The Real Boy
Oscar did not know what he was supposed to be feeling right now, what all the adults behind him would be expecting him t — Anne Ursu, The Real Boy
He's gone now. He did something terrible, but...he did good things, too. And he kept us well. And it's all right if you — Anne Ursu, The Real Boy
This was not [him]. It was a thing, with all the [him]-ness gone from it. Death takes the person and leaves his shell be — Anne Ursu, The Real Boy
Someone who thinks of possessing a fountain made of a winged baby with water shooting out of its mouth must not have too — Anne Ursu, The Real Boy
Hugging himself, Oscar leaned against the pantry wall. For two days all he had wanted was for Caleb to come back, and no — Anne Ursu, The Real Boy
It was a beautiful lie that they had all been telling themselves—that you could have magic without monsters. — Anne Ursu, The Real Boy
Something rose in Oscar's chest, like a flower blossoming all at once. It grew until it filled him and threatened to spi — Anne Ursu, The Real Boy
Oscar leaned in, eyes wide. 'He's keeping me,' he whispered to the kitten.Pebble chirped. Oscar's eyes flicked to the bo — Anne Ursu, The Real Boy
The words kept coming and he could not stop them, not while Callie was standing there so indecipherably, and so he was g — Anne Ursu, The Real Boy
He could still escape—the fear was in front of him, and all he had to do was wrench free and run in the other direction. — Anne Ursu, The Real Boy
There are ways to do things, ways to act with people, and I do not understand them. I cannot understand what people mean — Anne Ursu, The Real Boy
They said words they did not mean, and their conversations seemed to follow all kinds of rules—rules that no one has eve — Anne Ursu, The Real Boy