Find the perfect quote to float your boat. Shmoop breaks down key quotations from The House of Dies Drear.
The Home Quotes
Thomas was thirteen years old today and never in his life had he been so far from home. (1.13)
Memory and the Past Quotes
Great-grandmother had turned and, not looking back, slowly walked to her house. At the steps she held up her arm in a wave. Thomas hadn't needed to say anything. Within that wave was everything bet...
Slavery Quotes
Of the one hundred thousand slaves who fled from the South to Canada between 1810 and 1850, forty thousand of them had passed through Ohio. (1.68)
Exploration Quotes
That was a good dream. Good and scary, he thought. (1.12)
Freedom and Confinement Quotes
Selah. Freedom. (2.20)
Religion Quotes
He recalled the day was Sunday and jumped up to get dressed. (9.5)
The Supernatural Quotes
"Papa says you will do […] but I don't say it. We are going anyway." […] "Carolina is for you. Stay back" (1.5).
Appearances Quotes
He could see well enough out the window and what he saw made everything inside him grow quiet for the first time in weeks. It was more than he could have dreamed. (3.5)