Likes+and+Dislikes

Interests/Hobbies/Talents/Favorites I love hearing the songs of the quarry workers as they carry stones from the pit. I love "hot sweet cakes, honeyed nuts for a holiday, and a bit saved to drizzle on biscuits" (p.11).

I hate feeling useless because my pa won't let me help in the quarry. "There was a saying in the village then something was thought to be useless, it was 'skinnier than a lowlander's arm'" (p.12) More than anything, I want to contribute to the family and the village. I want to do something that will MATTER. "How wonderful it would be...to share in the work" (p.16).