Claire King Quotes & Sayings

Maman!
The word seems to come out of me all on its own. I think it's strange my mouth would do that. The rest of my head knows she's never there. — Claire King

She turns her back to us, starting up the stairs slowly, her legs shaking with every step.
I think she forgot to put her skeleton in, says Margot. — Claire King

A blown kiss is not a proper kiss. Hugs and kisses should be hugs and kisses, not breaths of air. I am tired of breaths of air and not enough hugs and kisses. — Claire King

I make the surprised O with my mouth, although I am not really that surprised. It was the kind of story that grownups tell children to complicate a thing when they could just tell you the thing itself, much faster. — Claire King

Witches do that, they put things you want in places you shouldn't go. — Claire King

You should be careful with opening doors to secrets, says Claude. Sometimes secrets are secrets because that's the best way. — Claire King

Red is much nicer than blue. — Claire King

Boys have to wear brown, grey and blue and girls have to wear the beautiful colours. — Claire King

Before the doorbell rings I hear the footsteps, a broken heartbeat on the paving stones, and I know that Claude is here. — Claire King

I know about skeletons. Once I went to a museum and saw dinosaur skeletons. They are like jigsaw puzzles for scientists. — Claire King

Where is your maman?
I don't know.
I think we've gone and lost her, Pea. Papa's voice dissolves into the colours behind my eyes.
I'm sorry Papa. I don't know how to find her, I say. — Claire King

Maman walks ahead, leaning back as she goes down the hill, walking so fast her hair can't keep up. — Claire King