Quotes from Island of Silence

Lisa McMann ·  416 pages

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“I want to tell you a story, Alex."
Alex nibbled on his bottom lip, waiting. Wondering now if Mr. Today really understood that Alex was turning him down.
"Simber." The old mage said.
Alex automatically turned to the door, expecting to see the beast.
Mr. Today shook his head. "No, he's not hear. Simber was my first creation. Before there was Artime, there was Simber.”
― Lisa McMann, quote from Island of Silence


“I am alrrready herrre forrr you, Alex. Wheneverrr you need me, as long as you need me. And even longerrr,” he said. “It is my duty. But it’s also my pleasurrre.”
― Lisa McMann, quote from Island of Silence


“Whatever problems you may face, you must know this: I do believe in you.”
― Lisa McMann, quote from Island of Silence


“But everything came flooding back too fast. Meghan was still unconscious, Sam and Lani were still missing, Simber was still at the bottom of the ocean, and Mr. Today”
― Lisa McMann, quote from Island of Silence


“These items make up my existence. The library tells my story, the mastodon my mistakes, the ship my discoveries and my abilities to make old things new without magic, and the whale...my limitations, I suppose.”
― Lisa McMann, quote from Island of Silence



“There will always be times we struggle, make bad decisions, even fail. What's important is not that we fail, but that we learn and grow. And that we know that there is always someone out there who believes in us.”
― Lisa McMann, quote from Island of Silence


“I am alrrready herrre forrr you, Alex. Wheneverrr you need me, as long as you need me. And even longerrr,” he said. “It is my duty. But it’s also my pleasurrre”
― Lisa McMann, quote from Island of Silence


“Nobody takes that boat out forrr months, and now all of a sudden everrrybody needs it.” Alex”
― Lisa McMann, quote from Island of Silence


“There is a natural path to success, Aaron. But you’re too angry and bitter to follow it.” He held his arms obediently behind his back for Liam. “You just flail around stubbornly in the brush alongside it, angry with the world for not making the path exactly where you wish to walk.”
― Lisa McMann, quote from Island of Silence


About the author

Lisa McMann
Born place: in Holland, Michigan, The United States
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