Alexandra Oliva > Quotes

“I've heard believers speak of the coldness of science and the warmth of their faith. But my life has been warm too, and I have faith. Faith in love, and faith in the inherent beauty of a world that formed itself.”
― Alexandra Oliva, The Last One

“I think I can hear the unseen moon”
― Alexandra Oliva, The Last One

“The scaly spindles of a conifer's cone, the helicoidal flow of a river's curve biting away the bank, the flash of orange upon a butterfy's wings warning predators of a bitter taste. This is order from choas; this is beautiful, and it's all the more beautiful for having designed itself.”
― Alexandra Oliva, The Last One

“The brain is a terrifying and wondrous organ, and all it wants is to survive.”
― Alexandra Oliva, The Last One

“I understood there's a difference between compromise and cooperation, and that to rely on another takes a distinctive kind of strength.”
― Alexandra Oliva, The Last One

“For a moment, I'll just stand there, looking. Taking in the sight of so many familiar faces, the face of the mam I love. The person who taught me what it was to be honestly generous, to give without expectation or resentment. Whose steady demeanor and realism helped me to learn that attempting to achieve perfection with every decision is a sure path to unhappiness; that when it comes to choosing a house or a car or a television or a loaf of bread, good enough really is good enough. Whose cereal-slurping helped me learn that being irritated at someone isn't the same as ceasing to love him, a distinction that I know should be obvious but which has always troubled me. Who taught me that together is better than alone, even if it's sometimes harder, even if I sometimes forget.”
― Alexandra Oliva, The Last One

“I learned that day that no matter how demanding a person’s tone, no matter how many times she asks something, she might not actually want an answer. I”
― Alexandra Oliva, The Last One

“She first one on the production team to die will be the editor.”
― Alexandra Oliva, The Last One

“Mae,” I say. The month of my birth, but I imagine it spelled with an E. I’ve always liked how wise the letters A and E look, side by side. He”
― Alexandra Oliva, The Last One

“His right leg operates an invisible sewing machine.”
― Alexandra Oliva, The Last One

“I'll do it, even if I'm not ready, because you can't be ready for everything and sometimes over-thinking a challenge makes overcoming it impossible..”
― Alexandra Oliva, The Last One

“learned that day that no matter how demanding a person’s tone, no matter how many times she asks something, she might not actually want an answer.”
― Alexandra Oliva, The Last One

“Complication comes in threes: love triangles, third wheels, the trinity.”
― Alexandra Oliva, The Last One

“They'll wait until I'm asleep - or nearly asleep - to strike. That's how they do it; they blur the line between reality and nightmare. They give me bad dreams, and then they make them come true.”
― Alexandra Oliva, The Last One