In a world demanding conformity, what is the value of imperfection and the power of art?
Lois Lowry’s Gathering Blue quietly explores these questions, offering a compelling companion to The Giver.
The novel introduces Kira, a young girl in a harsh, utilitarian village who, despite a physical disability that marks her for ostracism, possesses an extraordinary embroidery talent.
Spared due to her gift, she’s tasked with restoring the Singer’s Robe, a sacred tapestry that chronicles her people’s history, drawing her into the secrets and subtle controls of her society.
We’ve collected 40 pivotal Gathering Blue quotes with page numbers, referenced from the Clarion Books, March 5, 2013, Reprint Edition. Each quote is paired with insightful analysis—brief for many, deeper for iconic lines—illuminating themes of pain as strength, artistic responsibility, and the quest for truth.
Kira’s early life in a harsh, utilitarian village is defined by loss, the constant presence of fear, and the societal judgment of her physical imperfection. Yet, within this crucible of hardship, the seeds of her unique strength and artistic sensitivity are sown, often nurtured by her mother’s quiet wisdom.
The Scars of Survival: Fear, Pain, and Emerging Strength
Lois Lowry paints a harsh picture of Kira’s world—a community where fear is a daily companion and pain is both a common experience and a mark of perceived weakness. From her mother’s death to the threat of being cast out, Kira navigates a landscape where survival often means suppressing compassion.
Yet, through her own “brokenness” and the wisdom imparted by her mother, Kira begins to understand pain not just as a burden, but as a source of unique insight and resilience. These initial quotes establish the atmosphere of fear and the foundational theme of finding strength through adversity.
“She had seen the cindered fragments of her childhood life whirl into the sky as well.”
(Character: Narrator, about Kira, Chapter 1, Page 3)
This poignant image, as Kira watches her mother’s spirit depart and sees the smoke from their burned cott, encapsulates her utter desolation and the destruction of her past security.
“She felt a small shudder of fear. Fear was always a part of life for the people. Because of fear, they made shelter and found food and grew things. For the same reason, weapons were stored, waiting. There was fear of cold, of sickness and hunger. There was fear of beasts.”
(Character: Narrator, about Kira and her community, Chapter 1, Page 3)
Lowry immediately establishes fear as a fundamental, driving force in Kira’s society, dictating its actions from basic sustenance to defense and shaping the villagers’ worldview.
“Fear propelled her now as she stood, leaning on her stick.”
(Character: Narrator, about Kira, Chapter 1, Page 3)
Even for Kira, fear is an initial motivator; however, unlike communal fear, Kira’s fear propels her towards finding a path forward, hinting at her nascent independent will.
“They came to take you… to give an unnamed, imperfect infant back to the earth before its spirit had filled it and made it human. But it made her shudder.”
(Character: Katrina to Kira / Narrator, Chapter 1, Page 4)
Katrina recounts the village custom of exposing “imperfect” infants, rooted in harsh utilitarianism. Kira’s shudder signifies an innate rejection of this cruelty, valuing life despite perceived flaws.
“Your strong hands and wise head make up for the crippled leg. You are a sturdy and reliable helper… And one bent leg is of no importance when measured against your cleverness.”
(Character: Katrina to Kira, Chapter 1, Pages 6, 7)
Katrina’s words offer a counter-narrative to the village’s devaluation of Kira, emphasizing her inner strengths—her artistic gift (“strong hands”) and intellect (“wise head”)—over physical limitation.
“It was terrifying, almost unbelievable, the casualness of the cruelty.”
(Character: Narrator, about Kira’s perception of the women’s plan, Chapter 1, Page 12)
Kira’s horrified realization as women plot to take her land highlights the normalized brutality of her society, where compassion is a luxury.
“Remember that if conflict is not taken to the Council of Guardians, and if there is a death… The causer-of-death must die.”
(Character: Kira and women, Chapter 2, Page 19)
Kira strategically invokes this village rule to save herself, demonstrating quick thinking and an understanding navigating her society’s harsh legal framework.
“By night-start tomorrow, when she feels the claws at her throat… this two-syllable mistake of a girl will wish she had died of sickness beside her mother.”
(Character: Vandara about Kira, Chapter 2, Page 20)
Vandara’s vicious threat reveals the depth of her malice and the brutal fate awaiting those deemed “useless,” underscoring the constant danger Kira faces.
“Take pride in your pain; you are stronger than those who have none”
(Character: Katrina to Kira, Chapter 3, Page 26)
This iconic quote, Katrina’s enduring wisdom to her daughter, is the novel’s central thesis on suffering and resilience. It reframes pain not as a mere affliction or a sign of weakness, but as a crucible that forges inner strength, empathy, and a deeper understanding of life.
Katrina teaches Kira that her physical “brokenness,” and the suffering that accompany it can be a source of profound power and unique perception. This perspective sets her apart from those who have never known such adversity and may lack the same depth of character or compassion. This idea becomes Kira’s guiding principle, allowing her to find value in her perceived flaw.
“Pain makes you strong, her mother had told her. She had not said quiet, or nice.”
(Character: Narrator, reflecting Kira’s thoughts after Matt’s comment, Chapter 20, Page 210)
Kira recalls her mother’s teaching, contrasting it with Matt’s observation that “broken” people in another village are “quiet and nice.” This highlights a crucial distinction: Katrina’s wisdom emphasized strength born from pain—an active resilience, not socially enforced passivity or superficial pleasantness.
Despite the village’s harsh judgment of her physical flaw, Kira possesses an extraordinary talent for embroidery, a gift inherited from her mother. This skill, deemed valuable by the Council of Guardians saves her from abandonment and sets her on a unique path, intertwining her destiny with the community’s most sacred artifact—the Singer’s Robe.
The Threader’s Gift: Art, Creation, and Finding Purpose
Kira’s remarkable ability with threads is more than a skill; it’s an innate connection to color, pattern, and storytelling. As she’s tasked with restoring the Singer’s Robe, her art becomes her purpose, a way to preserve history, and potentially, to shape the future.
These quotes explore the nature of Kira’s artistic gift, her learning process with Annabella, and the burgeoning understanding of art’s power and responsibility within her restrictive society. Her talent is both a shield against the village’s harshness and a window into a deeper understanding of her world.
“Kira had always had a clever way with her hands… Now, without instruction or practice, without hesitancy, her fingers felt the way to twist and weave and stitch the special threads together to create designs rich and explosive with color.”
(Character: Narrator, about Kira, Chapter 2, Pages 22-23)
This passage highlights Kira’s innate, almost magical artistic talent. Her skill transcends mere craft; it’s an intuitive “knowledge” in her fingertips, that suggests a deep, instinctual connection to her art form that sets her apart and marks her as special within her community, a power that emerges unbidden.
“One bent leg is of no importance when measured against your cleverness. The stories you tell to the tykes, the pictures you create with words—and with thread! The threading you do! It is unlike any threading the people have ever seen.”
(Character: Katrina to Kira, Chapter 1, Page Page 7)
Katrina emphasizes Kira’s multifaceted creativity—storytelling with words and creating “pictures” with thread—as far outweighing her physical limitation. This maternal affirmation of Kira’s unique artistic value provides a crucial foundation for Kira’s self-worth in a society that might otherwise discard her.
“Now, secret in her hand, the cloth seemed to speak a silent, pulsing message to Kira. It told her there was danger still. But it told her also that she was to be saved.”
(Character: Narrator, about Kira’s special cloth scrap, Chapter 4, Page 51)
Kira’s unique connection to her art is further emphasized by this small, self-made piece of embroidery. The cloth acts as a talisman, offering her comfort and a form of intuitive guidance and premonition, hinting at a deeper, almost mystical dimension to her creative abilities and her unfolding destiny within the village.
“Kira closed her eyes, thought, and said them aloud. ‘Madder for red. Bedstraw for red too, just the roots. Tops of tansy for yellow, and greenwood for yellow too. And yarrow: yellow and gold. Dark hollyhocks, just the petals, for mauve….'”
(Character: Kira, reciting dye plants, Chapter 8, Page 95)
This litany of plants showcases Kira’s dedication to learning the dyer’s art from Annabella. It’s not just a list of names but a testament to her growing knowledge of the natural world and the intricate processes required to create the colors essential for her work on the Singer’s Robe, demonstrating her commitment to mastering her new, vital role.
“When you care about someone and give them something special. Something that they treasire. That’s a gift.”
(Character: Kira to Matt, Chapter 8, Pages 88-89)
Kira explains the concept of a gift to Matt, defining it through care and treasured value. This highlights her capacity for empathy and deeper understanding of human connection and altruism, contrasting with the often transactional or harsh interactions within her utilitarian village and the Fen.
“But to use the knowledge of the threading, you must learn the making of the shades. When to sadden with the iron pot. How to bloom the colors. How to bleed.”
(Character: Annabella to Kira, Chapter 8, Page 93)
Annabella, Kira’s dyeing mentor, imparts crucial knowledge about the nuanced art of creating colors. The evocative verbs—”sadden,” “bloom,” “bleed”—suggest that dyeing is a living, almost alchemical process, requiring deep understanding and skill to control the subtle variations that give threads their life, emotional resonance, and meaning. This underscores the complexity of Kira’s artistic responsibility.
“To sadden. To bloom. To bleed. What a strange set of words.”
(Character: Kira reflecting on Annabella’s words, Chapter 8, Page 94)
Kira’s reflection on Annabella’s poetic description of the dyeing process highlights her artistic sensitivity and her dawning awareness of the deeper, almost metaphorical language associated with her craft. These “strange words” signify the complex emotional and transformative power inherent in creating color and art, suggesting that the threads carry emotional weight.
“She turned her eyes away quickly so that she would not learn it, would not be guilty of something clearly forbidden to her. But it made her smile, to see it, to see how the pen formed the shapes and the shapes told a story of a name.”
(Character: Narrator, about Kira seeing Thomas write, Chapter 9, Page 99)
This moment reveals both Kira’s adherence to societal restrictions (girls are forbidden to read/write) and her innate curiosity and appreciation for the “magic” of literacy. Her smile shows a fascination with how written symbols can convey meaning, hinting at her artistic desire to tell stories and preserve knowledge, albeit through threads rather than words, and foreshadowing her desire for greater understanding.
“The Singer’s robe contained only a few tiny spots of ancient blue, faded almost to white… there was no real blue any more, only a hint that there once had been.”
(Character: Narrator, about Kira’s observation, Chapter 9, Page 97)
Kira’s meticulous examination of the robe reveals the near absence of blue, which she associates with the sky and calmness. This lack of blue symbolizes a missing element in her society’s understanding or aesthetic palette—perhaps hope, tranquility, or a broader truth. Her later quest to find blue becomes a quest for this missing completeness and lost knowledge.
“It speaks to me somehow… It seems almost to have life.” … Thomas nodded. “Yes… I have a piece of wood that does the same.”
(Character: Kira and Thomas, about their special art pieces, Chapter 9, Page 104)
This exchange establishes a deep connection between Kira and Thomas as fellow artists. They both recognize that true art possesses a vital, almost sentient quality, capable of communicating on a level beyond the literal. It validates Kira’s intuitive feelings about her craft and forges a bond of shared understanding and purpose with Thomas in their unique, controlled environment.
“Artist?” Thomas suggested. “That’s a word… It means, well, someone who is able to make something beautiful. Would that be the word?”
(Character: Thomas the Carver, Chapter 15, Page 160)
Thomas’s tentative offering of the word “artist” names the unique creative abilities he, Kira, and Jo share. His definition, focusing on the creation of beauty, is simple yet profound in a society that often prioritizes utilitarian function over aesthetic value. This moment marks a step in their self-awareness and understanding of their special, and perhaps exploited, roles.
“Maybe it is something that artists have,” she said, liking the sound of the word she had just learned. “A special kind of magic knowledge.”
(Character: Kira, Chapter 15, Page 161)
Kira embraces the term “artist” and associates it with a “special kind of magic knowledge.” This reflects her understanding that her talent, like Thomas’s and Jo’s, is intuitive and perhaps mystical. This setts them apart and suggests a deeper, almost spiritual source for their creative powers—a power the Guardians seek to understand and control for their own purposes.
Kira’s new life in the Council Edifice, while offering comfort and safety, gradually reveals itself to be a gilded cage. The Council of Guardians, led by the enigmatic Jamison, nurtures the young artists—Kira, Thomas, and the singer Jo—but subtly controls their lives and creative output. Secrets and unsettling discoveries begin to cast a shadow over their purpose.
Whispers of Control: The Council, Secrets, and the Price of Talent
As Kira settles into her role as the Threader, she, along with Thomas the Carver and young Jo, the future Singer, begins to perceive the subtle yet pervasive control exerted by the Council of Guardians. Their artistic talents are valued and nurtured, but this special treatment comes at the cost of freedom and true knowledge.
These quotes explore the growing unease, the discovery of manipulation, and the understanding that their art is being harnessed for a purpose dictated by those in power, a purpose that may not align with truth or compassion, revealing the darker side of their seemingly protected existence.
“This is the entire story of our world. We must keep it intact. More than intact… The future will be told here… Our world depends upon the telling.”
(Character: Jamison to Kira, about the Singer’s Robe, Chapter 7, Page 82)
Jamison impresses upon Kira the immense significance of the Singer’s Robe, framing her work not just as repair but as the preservation and continuation of their world’s entire history and, crucially, its future. His words highlight the robe’s role as a sacred, living text. Thay also subtly underscore the Council’s control over this narrative as they will dictate what “future” is to be woven, ensuring the “telling” serves their purposes of maintaining societal order and their own authority.
“Annabella laughed. ‘There be no beasts,’ she said.”
(Character: Annabella to Kira, Chapter 11, Page 122)
Annabella’s startling assertion directly contradicts the village’s pervasive fear of beasts, a fear used to maintain boundaries and control the populace, preventing them from venturing into the woods. This statement plants a critical seed of doubt in Kira’s mind about the foundational truths her community lives by, suggesting that some fears may be manufactured or manipulated by those in power for social cohesion or darker purposes.
“Then it be human, playing at beast… Meaning to keep you scairt of the woods. There be no beasts.”
(Character: Annabella to Kira, Chapter 11, Page 123)
Annabella elaborates on her earlier claim, suggesting that the “beasts” are a fabrication, a deception humans maintained to instill fear and control behavior, specifically to prevent people from exploring the woods and discovering what lies beyond. This is a critical moment of revelation for Kira, challenging the foundational narratives of her society and hinting at a wider conspiracy of control orchestrated by the Guardians, who benefit from a fearful, contained populace.
“The fabric gave a kind of answer but it was no more than a flutter… The scrap told her something of her father—something important, something that mattered—but the knowledge entered her sleep… and in the morning she did not know that it was there at all.”
(Character: Narrator, about Kira’s connection to her cloth, Chapter 11, Page 127)
This passage describes Kira’s intuitive, almost mystical connection with her threads, suggesting that her art can reveal truths that are not consciously known or easily articulated. The “flutter” and the dream-like knowledge about her father signify a deeper, subconscious understanding trying to emerge, a form of knowing that transcends the controlled narratives and overt teachings of her village, hinting at secrets related to her lineage yet to be fully grasped.
“Ruin. Rebuilding. Ruin again. Regrowth. Kira followed the scenes with her hand… each time the ruin was worse and the rebuilding more difficult.”
(Character: Narrator, about Kira studying the Robe, Chapter 12, Page 131)
As Kira studies the Singer’s Robe, she deciphers a cyclical pattern of destruction and renewal in her people’s history as depicted on the ancient cloth. The observation that “each time the ruin was worse and the rebuilding more difficult” suggests a troubling trajectory for her society, perhaps hinting that the current state of control and fear is a response to, or even a cause of, this escalating pattern of decline rather than a path to true stability or progress.
“Over and over. They be making me remember everythings. Me old songs, they just be natural. But now they be stuffing new things into me and this poor head hurts horrid.”
(Character: Jo, about learning the Ruin Song, Chapter 16, Page 167)
Young Jo’s lament reveals the forceful and painful nature of how the community’s official history, the Ruin Song, is transmitted to its future Singer. Her preference for her “natural” songs over the ones being “stuffed” into her suggests a loss of organic, individual expression in favor of a prescribed, potentially burdensome, and perhaps manipulated, collective narrative controlled by the Guardians. This parallels Kira’s feelings about the limitations of restoring only the Robe according to past designs.
“Kira did too. She wanted her hands to be free of the robe so that they could make patterns of their own again… She buried her face in the bedclothes and for the first time cried in despair.”
(Character: Narrator, about Kira, Chapter 16, Pages 171-172)
This moment reveals Kira’s deep yearning for creative autonomy and self-expression, a core artistic need. While important for her survival and status, the task of meticulously restoring the old patterns of the Robe stifles her own burgeoning artistic vision and the “magic knowledge” in her fingers.
Her despair shows the true artist’s need for freedom and the pain of having that creative impulse curtailed, even amidst physical comfort and apparent safety within the Edifice.
“The guardians with their stern faces had no creative power. But they had strength and cunning, and they had found a way to steal and harness other people’s powers for their own needs. They were forcing the children to describe the future they wanted, not the one that could be.”
(Character: Narrator, reflecting Kira’s realization, Chapter 23, Page 238)
This is a climactic moment of understanding for Kira, representing a core message of the novel about the nature of power, art, and societal control. She realizes that the Guardians, lacking genuine creative power, maintain their authority by exploiting and co-opting the artistic gifts of others—Kira, Thomas, and Jo.
They’re not fostering true artistic vision or allowing for organic cultural development; instead, they’re manipulating these young artists to perpetuate a specific, desired narrative of the future (“the future they wanted”), one that likely reinforces their power, rather than allowing for the depiction of a more truthful or potentially different future (“not the one that could be”).
This cynical harnessing of talent for societal control is a deep critique of authoritarian structures that fear and suppress genuine, independent creativity.
Kira’s growing understanding of her society’s limitations and manipulations fuels a yearning for something more, symbolized by the missing color blue. Her journey and Matt’s adventurous quest on her behalf open up the possibility of a world beyond their village, one where “brokenness” might be valued differently and where true creativity and knowledge can flourish.
The Quest for Blue: Truth, Hope, and a Different Future
The absence of the color blue in Kira’s village and on the Singer’s Robe becomes a potent symbol for missing knowledge, lost truths, and the hope for a more complete and compassionate world. Kira’s desire to “gather blue” is more than an artistic pursuit; it represents a quest for understanding and a yearning for a future different from the one dictated by the Council of Guardians.
Matt’s surprising journey and the revelations brought by Kira’s father, Christopher, offer a glimpse of such a possibility, forcing Kira to make a profound choice about her role in shaping what’s to come, using her unique artistic vision to weave a new narrative.
“Tracing with her finger the white and pink-tinged clouds against pale skies of gray or green, Kira wished again for blue. The color of calm.”
(Character: Narrator, about Kira studying the Robe, Chapter 12, Page 131)
Kira’s longing for blue while examining the Robe signifies her intuitive sense that something essential is missing from her world’s narrative and aesthetic palette. She associates blue with “calm,” suggesting a desire for peace, serenity, or perhaps a broader truth and emotional depth that her controlled, often harsh, society lacks. This yearning drives much of her artistic and personal development towards a more complete understanding.
“We’re the ones who will fill in the blank places. Maybe we can make it different.”
(Character: Kira to Thomas, Chapter 17, Page 178)
This quote marks a pivotal moment of dawning independent and revolutionary thought for Kira. Recognizing the “blank places” on the Singer’s Robe—representing the yet-to-be-written future—she proposes to Thomas that they, as artists, have the power and perhaps the responsibility to shape that future differently than the repetitive cycle of ruin often depicted.
It’s a courageous assertion of hope and a challenge to the deterministic narrative seemingly imposed by the Guardians. Kira understands that their art is not just a passive reflection of the past but a potential blueprint for what could be, a testament to the artist’s vital role in imagining and inspiring societal change and progress.
“He gestured toward her twisted leg. “Like you. Some don’t walk good. Some be broken in other ways. Not all. But lots. Do you think it maken them quiet and nice, to be broken?”
(Character: Matt to Kira, about the people in the other village, Chapter 20, Page 210)
Matt’s description of his father’s village—a place where many are “broken” yet live in peace and have plenty—challenges Kira’s societal norms, where such individuals are typically cast out or devalued. His innocent question, “Do you think it maken them quiet and nice, to be broken?” forces Kira (and the reader) to reconsider the relationship between suffering, character, and community, suggesting that shared vulnerability and interdependence might foster compassion and gentleness rather than the cruelty prevalent in her village.
“Anyways,” Matt went on, “them got blue, for certain sure.”
(Character: Matt to Kira, Chapter 20, Page 211)
Matt’s confident declaration that the people in the “other village” possess blue is a profound revelation for Kira. It confirms that the color—and all it symbolizes (hope, knowledge, tranquility, a different way of life)—is not an impossible dream but a tangible reality existing beyond the confines of her limited world. This news fuels her desire for a more complete future and the courage to imagine alternatives.
“Kira,” he said… “my name is Christopher. I’m your father.”
(Character: Christopher to Kira, Chapter 21, Page 221)
Christopher arrival and revelation shatter Kira’s understanding of her past and open up a new potential future. Her father, long believed dead and “taken by beasts,” represents a direct link to a world where “broken” individuals are not discarded but healed and valued, offering Kira a profound alternative to her current existence and challenges the village’s narrative about its dangers.
“No, it was not beasts,” he said… “It was men.”
(Character: Christopher to Kira, Chapter 22, Page 222)
Christopher’s correction of the village narrative about his disappearance reveals a crucial truth: the “beasts” Kira’s community fears are not wild creatures but human cruelty, jealousy, and ambition. This exposes the lies and manipulations used by the Council of Guardians (specifically Jamison, who tried to kill him) to maintain control and eliminate perceived threats to their power structure.
“There are no beasts out there,” he said. His voice was as certain as Annabella’s had been.”
(Character: Christopher to Kira, Chapter 22, Page 222)
Christopher echoes Annabella’s earlier statement, confirming from his own experience that the pervasive fear of beasts is a fabricated tool of societal control. This shared knowledge from two trusted, independent sources empowers Kira question her village’s foundational myths and envision a world free from such manufactured terror, opening her mind to the possibility of other deceptions.
“We have gardens. Houses. Families. But it is much quieter than this village. There is no arguing. People share what they have, and help each other. Babies rarely cry. Children are cherished.”
(Character: Christopher to Kira, describing his village, Chapter 22, Pages 228-229)
Christopher describes his community—the “village of the broken”—as a utopian alternative to Kira’s harsh and contentious world. It’s built on compassion, sharing, and mutual support, where children are valued, and peace prevails. This vision offers Kira a tangible hope for a different kind of society that nurtures rather than discards, and where “brokenness” does not equate to worthlessness but perhaps to a different kind of wholeness.
“The three of them—the new little Singer who would one day take the chained Singer’s place; Thomas the Carver, who with his meticulous tools wrote the history of the world; and she herself, the one who colored that history—they were the artists who could create the future.”
(Character: Narrator, about Kira’s realization, Chapter 23, Page 237)
Kira fully grasps the collective power she, Thomas, and Jo possess as artists. They’re not merely servants of the Council, restoring the past or perpetuating a controlled narrative; they’re the “makers” with the potential to “create the future” by shaping the story and vision of their society through their respective arts. This realization empowers Kira to choose her path forward, not as a victim of circumstance but as an active change agent.
“The blue was gathered in her hand, and she could feel it quiver, as if it had been given breath and was beginning to live.”
(Character: Narrator, about Kira at the end, Chapter 23, Page 240)
This final, evocative image of the novel encapsulates Kira’s ultimate achievement and hope for the future. The blue threads, brought by Matt from her father’s village and now in her possession, are not just pigment but a potent symbol of life, truth, nascent hope, and the possibility of change.
As she holds them, the threads “quiver,” suggesting the beginning of a new story for her village, one that she, with her art, newfound knowledge, and courageous vision, will help to weave. It’s a profound moment of artistic and personal empowerment, signifying her decision to bring the “color of calm” and completeness to her world.
Conclusion: Weaving a Different Tomorrow
Lois Lowry’s Gathering Blue masterfully explores a society where art is both treasured and controlled, and where perceived imperfections can define one’s destiny. Through Kira’s journey, the novel champions pain’s strength, the power of creativity, and the courage it takes to seek truth in a world shrouded by fear and deception.
Our carefully selected quotes trace Kira’s awakening from a vulnerable orphan to a gifted artist who understands her unique value and potential to reshape her community’s narrative. Her quest for blue becomes a metaphor for the human yearning for completeness, hope, and a world built on compassion rather than utilitarian cruelty.
Gathering Blue suggests that true art, wielded with wisdom and empathy, can be a powerful force for change, allowing individuals to “fill in the blank places” and weave a future different from the patterns of the past.
To explore how these themes connect to Lowry’s broader vision, see our collection of quotes from The Giver.
Important Note on Page Numbers & Edition:
Like Kira searching for the elusive threads to dye blue, page numbers in different editions can be a quest; always consult your copy to ensure the precise location of these insightful words. We’ve cited page numbers (e.g., Page 3) from the Clarion Books, March 5, 2013, Reprint Edition (ISBN-13: 978-0547904146) of Gathering Blue.
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