The Return of the Indian Quotes

“With hands that shook, Omri probed into the depths of the chest till he found the box-within-a-box-within-a-box.”
― Lynne Reid Banks, The Return of the Indian

“cupboard. The strange little key, which had been his great-grandmother’s,”
― Lynne Reid Banks, The Return of the Indian

“off, his head being pounded, and his ankle kicked, sharp as a dog bite,”
― Lynne Reid Banks, The Return of the Indian

“prized”
― Lynne Reid Banks, The Return of the Indian

“coming”
― Lynne Reid Banks, The Return of the Indian

“Omri entered the house by the side door, which opened into the kitchen. His black and white cat, Kitsa, was sitting on the drainboard. She watched him out of her knowing green eyes as he came to get a drink of water. “You’re not supposed to be up there, Kits,” he said, “you know that.” She continued to stare at him. He flicked some water on her but she ignored it. He laughed and stroked her head. He was crazy about her. He loved her independence and disobedience. He helped himself to a hunk of bread, butter and Primula cheese, and walked through into the breakfast room. It was their every-meal room, actually. Omri sat down and opened the paper to the cartoon. Kitsa came in, and jumped, not onto his knee but onto the table, where she lay down on the newspaper right over the bit he was looking at. She was always doing this—she couldn’t bear to see people reading.”
― Lynne Reid Banks, The Return of the Indian

“There”
― Lynne Reid Banks, The Return of the Indian

“Indian and everything else, away. So Omri had had to keep it secret, and”
― Lynne Reid Banks, The Return of the Indian

“had had”
― Lynne Reid Banks, The Return of the Indian

“caught in an elevator. In pride of place were two large photographs of Iroquois chieftains that he’d found in magazines. Neither of these Indians looked remotely like Little Bear, but they appealed to Omri”
― Lynne Reid Banks, The Return of the Indian