The House of Dies Drear Quotes

“Stalagmite: a calcium carbonate deposit shaped like an icicle and formed by the dripping of percolating calcareous water … Stalagmite: dripping of percolating calcareous …”
― Virginia Hamilton, The House of Dies Drear

“Mr. Small had to drag his son along. Thomas gaped at the stalactites, fearful that one might fall on him. He was terrified of the stalagmites that they had to walk through.”
― Virginia Hamilton, The House of Dies Drear