Find the perfect quote to float your boat. Shmoop breaks down key quotations from The Scarlet Ibis.
Memory and the Past Quotes
The last graveyard flowers were blooming, and their smell drifted […] through every room of our house, speaking softly the names of our dead. (1.1)
Guilt and Blame Quotes
He was born when I was six and was, from the outset, a disappointment. (1.3)
Pride Quotes
"Mama, he smiled. He's all there! He's all there!" (1.5)
Love Quotes
Of course, he wasn't crazy, crazy […] but was a nice crazy like someone you meet in your dreams. (1.3)
Man and the Natural World Quotes
[…] so I dragged him across the burning cotton field to share with him the only beauty I knew, Old Woman Swamp. (2.4)
Transformation Quotes
She said he would live because he was born in a caul and cauls are made from Jesus' nightgown. (1.3)