Urchin of the Riding Stars Quotes

“Even the Heart that made Mistmantle had to break with love for us. That is how it gave us the mists. But it does not stay broken. The Heart still beats, still loves, still holds us. A true heart survives the breaking.”
― M.I. McAllister, Urchin of the Riding Stars

“Padra put a paw on his shoulder as they trudged slowly across the sand together.
“It’s unusual for an otter to take on a squirrel for a page,” he said, “and I’m a poor substitute for Crispin.”
Urchin had been feeling that he would never be happy again. Now hope flared. “I can swim a bit, sir, if that helps,” he said eagerly.”
― M.I. McAllister, Urchin of the Riding Stars

“Do you remember,” said Needle, “you said once that you thought you should have something important to do? Well, I think you’ve done it.”
“I’m not sure,” said Urchin. “I mean, yes, I know I’ve done some thing. But it doesn’t feel finished. There’s more that I have to do. And more that I have to be. I mean, it’s not as if you can do one special thing, and that’s it. It’s what you go on being that matters. Come to think of it, I don’t know what I am anymore.”
― M.I. McAllister, Urchin of the Riding Stars

“WHO NEEDS SLEEP?”
― M.I. McAllister, Urchin of the Riding Stars

“May the Heart keep you, Urchin of the Riding Stars,” he said. “May the Heart guide you, guard you, nourish you, enlighten you. And may the great love of the Heart bring you safely back to Mistmantle.”
― M.I. McAllister, Urchin of the Riding Stars