A biography for Eva Ibbotsonhasn’t been written yet.
“For whether a place is a heaven or a hell rests in yourself, and those who go with courage may find themselves in paradise.”
“There are those who dance the notes, and those who dance the music.”
“When you're sad, my Little Star, go out of doors. It's always better underneath the open sky.”
“They were steaming out of the station before Maia asked, 'Was it books in the trunk?''It was books, admitted Miss Minton.And Maia said, 'Good.”
“She was so intelligent that she could think herself into beauty. Intelligence...they don't talk about it much, the poets, but when a woman is intelligent and passionate and good...”
“After all, Betty was ill and she was her sister, and she wouldn't be able to shave her legs for weeks because of the plaster.”
“One must not judge other cultures by the standars of one's one,' said Aunt Hilda”