2 Quotes by M.I. McAllister

Padra put a paw on his shoulder as they trudged slowly across the sand together.“It’s unusual for an otter to take on a squirrel for a page,” he said, “and I’m a poor substitute for Crispin.”Urchin had been feeling that he would never be happy again. Now hope flared. “I can swim a bit, sir, if that helps,” he said eagerly.

Do you remember,” said Needle, “you said once that you thought you should have something important to do? Well, I think you’ve done it.”“I’m not sure,” said Urchin. “I mean, yes, I know I’ve done some thing. But it doesn’t feel finished. There’s more that I have to do. And more that I have to be. I mean, it’s not as if you can do one special thing, and that’s it. It’s what you go on being that matters. Come to think of it, I don’t know what I am anymore.