The House in the Cerulean Sea (Cerulean Chronicles, #1)

by T.J. Klune

Idealism had no place in government work.

“The world is a weird and wonderful place. Why must we try and explain it all away? For our personal satisfaction?”

Change often starts with the smallest of whispers.

“It’s not about need, Linus. That’s not what gift giving is for. It’s about the joy that someone is thinking of you.”

“Funny how that works out, isn’t it? That we can find the most unexpected things when we aren’t even looking for them.”