The Mark of the Tala Quotes

“This is why it’s perilous to ignore a librarian.”
― Jeffe Kennedy, The Mark of the Tala

“I saw a butterfly feeding on a flowering vine. So beautiful, with great orange and black wings. I tried coaxing it onto my finger, though I didn’t think I could. To my utter delight, it worked. I held it up close so I could see the gorgeous colors. And it clutched my finger, crawling up my hand with those pricking hairy legs, this enormous insect. Before I thought, I shook it away as I would a spider.”
― Jeffe Kennedy, The Mark of the Tala

“Has Amelia talked to you of the . . . ways between a man and a woman?” I smiled to cover the laugh. Or between a man and a man or a woman and a woman, I wanted to remind him.”
― Jeffe Kennedy, The Mark of the Tala