02UndatedI went out into the corridor. I asked a nurse if she knew where the people with arthritis went. She said lots of them went to Ward 34 on the top floor. She said she thought that was a silly place to put people with bad bones who had such trouble walking and climbing stairs.David Almond / quote ↗
03UndatedIn the end she just said..... All I did was to run away for a few minutes! All I wanted was to be free!David Almond / quote ↗
04UndatedShe told us about the goddess called Persephone, who was forced to spend half a year in the darkness deep underground. Winter happened when she was trapped inside the earth. The days shrank, they became cold and short and dark. Living things hid themselves away. Spring came when she was released and made her slow way up to the world again. The world became brighter and bolder in order to welcome her back. It began to be filled with warmth and light. The animals dared to wake, they dared to have their young. Plants dared to send out buds and shoots. Life dared to come back.David Almond / quote ↗
05UndatedWhat is the purpose of living if there are no perils to be encountered and overcome?David Almond / quote ↗
