The Forgotten Book Quotes

“Now and then they would tell old legends and fairy tales about the castle, the way people always do about old castles. But they would be just that: fairy tales.

Nothing more, and nothing less.”
― Mechthild Gläser, The Forgotten Book

“That was close," I said at last. My heart was still hammering so hard, it felt as if it might burst. We'd snuck into someone else's house and nearly been caught. We'd committed a crime! The adrenaline coursed through my veins. But we'd escaped! We'd pulled it off! I suddenly felt wonderfully light.

Darcy looked at me. "Yes." He grinned. The twinkle in his eyes made him look much younger than usual. "We did a pretty good job. Maybe we should turn professional."

"Professional housebreakers?" I asked, and now I found myself grinning, too. "Sounds cool."

"I reckon we've got what it takes. How about we try a bank robbery next?"

"Or a roast dinner?"

Darcy glanced at the clock on the dashboard. "Oh, crap!" he exclaimed.

Then he started the engine.”
― Mechthild Gläser, Emma, der Faun und das vergessene Buch

“Again I was struck by his aristocratic nose. It was long and straight, and perfectly complemented by his dark eyebrows. The eyebrows had a supercilious air about them as they arched toward Darcy's hairline, as if they thought themselves far superior to all the other eyebrows in the world.”
― Mechthild Gläser, Emma, der Faun und das vergessene Buch