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The water in the bucket was glowing, emitting a greenish-blue light. I could see Lettie’s face by it. I could see the waves and ripples on the surface of the water, watch them crest and splash against the side of the bucket.
‘I don’t understand.’
‘I couldn’t get you to the ocean,’ she said. ‘But there was nothing stopping me bringing the ocean to you.’
Neil Gaiman reading his own book is per se a 5 stars luxury.
— Jul 26, 2014 03:32AM
‘I don’t understand.’
‘I couldn’t get you to the ocean,’ she said. ‘But there was nothing stopping me bringing the ocean to you.’
Neil Gaiman reading his own book is per se a 5 stars luxury.
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‘I love my ocean,’ Lettie said, in the end.
‘It’s just pretending, though,’ I told her, feeling like I was letting childhood down by admitting it. ‘Your pond. It’s not an ocean. It can’t be. Oceans are bigger than seas. Your pond is just a pond.’
‘It’s as big as it needs to be,’ said Lettie Hempstock, nettled.
— Jul 20, 2014 05:15AM
‘It’s just pretending, though,’ I told her, feeling like I was letting childhood down by admitting it. ‘Your pond. It’s not an ocean. It can’t be. Oceans are bigger than seas. Your pond is just a pond.’
‘It’s as big as it needs to be,’ said Lettie Hempstock, nettled.
