Calico Captive Quotes

“I have no word of yours to assure me that our brief friendship held for you the same significance it held for me, but I must go on believing so. Every hope of the future is meaningless unless I have faith that you and I will share it together.”
― Elizabeth George Speare, Calico Captive

“...of the few young men and boys at the fort, now that she was too old for racing and climbing trees with them, she felt both shy and critical...”
― Elizabeth George Speare, Calico Captive

“I want to be a part of life, not forever waiting and looking on at other people.”
― Elizabeth George Speare, Calico Captive

“The dress that hung close to her head, waiting for the first rays of the sun to light it into beauty, symbolized the wonder of the past few days.”
― Elizabeth George Speare, Calico Captive

“Miriam felt astonished at herself. It was a new thing for her to step out so independently. Somehow, in the past month a tough little root of determination had been growing in her. Whether it was strong enough to support the desperate plan she had undertaken she would soon find out.”
― Elizabeth George Speare, Calico Captive