For somebody like you, Margaret, to be put in a class with properly behaved children. It's disruptive.”
-- Nurse Nora (1 )

Importance: Maggie has stabbed herself in the hand to avoid talking in class. Nurse Nora believes there is something wrong with Maggie but chooses to condemn her rather than trying to help.

This is not about curing you. It's about finding another way forward.”
-- Evelyn (5 )

Importance: Evelyn has announced that Maggie will be spending some time in Cornwall with her grandfather, Fred. Evelyn's statement is an indication that she does not feel Maggie needs to be cured. While Vincent feels Maggie needs to be cured, Evelyn is more willing to accept that Maggie's stutter is just a part of her character.

He did not know where or how to find meatballs here.”
-- Narrator (10 )

Importance: Rumpus has just awakened in the tree in Wildoak Forest. The fact that he knows of nothing to eat other than meatballs is a...