Corinne Demas > Quotes

“If you didn't want to know things, you didn't have to know them. Things didn't become facts until someone actually spoke them. Until then, you could just go on acting just the way you had been acting and even if you suspected there was something that would change everything, you didn't have to acknowledge it; you didn't have to let it in.”
― Corinne Demas, Returning to Shore

“The cold water stung Cassandra’s toes. She thought about everything—a blur of images and sounds: leaving Clarion, driving to the Cape, Noah kissing her, unpacking the car into the cottage, the cello singing out to the sea—and then she sank into the moment and let herself think about nothing. It had been so long since she’d been able to think about nothing. Nothing at all.”
― Corinne Demas, The Road Towards Home

“I’m always happy. But I often experience a bit of a wobble before I take off—a short period of time when all my doubts gang up against me.”
― Corinne Demas, The Road Towards Home

“People claim that surviving adversity makes you more resilient, but I don’t think it’s true—in my experience it just makes you feel more vulnerable.”
― Corinne Demas, The Road Towards Home

“There’s often some risk involved when you’re completely honest with someone. And not everyone’s worth taking that risk for.”
― Corinne Demas, The Road Towards Home

“Yes, of course I can imagine. My memory may be slightly imperfect, but my power of imagination is still operating at optimal level.”
― Corinne Demas, The Road Towards Home

“Indecision is a temporary state.”
― Corinne Demas, The Road Towards Home

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― Corinne Demas, The Road Towards Home

“I’m sorry, Noah,” she said. “I didn’t realize you were serious about this. I thought you were just—” He turned sharply towards her. “Just”
― Corinne Demas, The Road Towards Home