3 Quotes by JES Campbell

Probably one of the cruelest things that can happen to a girl is when she is born into the world, her parents give her a name that is alliterative in nature. The more unusual the name, the more the other kids bully or tease them , especially when they are unpopular, gawky, or stand out from the crowd. So it happened with Hester Hibiscus, whose last name alone was a means for the chides and jeers of her childhood peers.

There was a subtle shift in the mood in the room. Not exactly hostile, Tempy felt, more of one of accusation. It was impolite in this company to demonstrate how much the world had moved on since one had died. It was said that Hell was seeing the world pass before you while you could do nothing about it. Not only had she reminded George of his passing, and his inability to become integrated into polite society due to the language barrier, but also that he had lived a sad life.

Funny, I read somewhere only a corpse may speak true prophecy.