The Winter People Quotes

“I watched as Great Simon’s tall shape appeared behind his little daughter. I saw the smile that came on her face when she turned to him. I knew that the relief throbbing within her must have made her want to laugh or shout with joy, but a wisdom beyond her years told her to keep that lifesaving silence. All that she did was open her small arms for the embrace that lifted her up from the ground. Within only a few heartbeats Great Simon was outside, Little Malian held firmly in the crook of his left arm, her face pressed into his neck......Great Simon stood watch as one boat after another vanished into the black of the river. He would wait until everyone else was safe before he, too, went to the other side. Little Malian was in one of the first canoes to cross, her face turned in the direction of Great Simon as if her eyes were unable to see enough of him before she disappeared into the great pool of whispering darkness.”
― Joseph Bruchac, The Winter People