Pull Me Under Quotes

“I swear, kids don’t grow a little every day. They save it up. One morning you wake up to a brand-new, much older kid.”
― Kelly Luce, Pull Me Under: A Novel

“On a cloudless afternoon in the peaceful Shikoku city of Tokushima, twelve-year-old Chizuru Akitani, Japanese-American daughter of acclaimed violinist and Living National Treasure Hiro Akitani, walked into the staff room at Motomachi Elementary, covered with blood and clutching a letter opener. Panic swept the room, as people assumed the sixth grader, known for her introspective nature, had seriously hurt herself. The English teacher, Ms. Daniela Townshend, was the first to approach Chi-zuru. As she neared, the girl raised her palm and stilled the room with five words:

"This is not my blood.”
― Kelly Luce, Pull Me Under