“Zoe's mom liked to send silly postcards that made her laugh, but they usually dwindled as the summer wore on.”

“Just because there were times you were frightened doesn't mean you weren't brave.”

“Without doubt, it is the greatest act of courage that is often the most fearful.”

“Zoe's mom liked to send silly postcards that made her laugh, but they usually dwindled as the summer wore on.”

“Kids in aprons appeared, putting tureens of vegetable soup on the tables and plates of boiled eggs, potatoes and lentils, bowls of endive-and-radish salad, small rounds of cheese and loaves of brown bread, all looking quite delicious, in Zoe's opinion.”

“Zoe let the poetry flow over her, like shadows on water, sunlight against stone: timeworn words shaped like stars, like shells, like the ruins of lost temples, soft as the breaths of mystics.”