A Ghost in the House Quotes

“If they’re the best in the world, I suppose we ought to give them a chance,” she said, and settled into her pillows with a look of real pain.
“You don’t have to do that,” Sarah said. “I can go downstairs to listen—at least until someone gets home.”
Aunt Margaret shook her head. “No need. I’ll live through it. I’ve lived through worse.” Her mouth lifted in a crooked smile. “But not much worse,” she added, and closed her eyes again, in case Sarah intended to argue.”
― Betty Ren Wright, A Ghost in the House

“I know you and Lloyd enjoy the idea of a ghost and that sort of silliness, but a sick old lady isn’t going to understand your flights of fancy—or appreciate them!”
Enjoy! Sarah thought indignantly. Flights of fancy! What would her mother say if she saw the porcelain shepherd moving across the dresser top!”
― Betty Ren Wright, A Ghost in the House

“I was sitting in the living room doing my homework, when the house started to get cold. Cold as—cold as a tomb.”
“When were you in a tomb?”
― Betty Ren Wright, A Ghost in the House