Karen Strong > Quotes

“Her mother had been twelve years old when she left the island of her ancestors. The same age Eden was now. More than anything, she wanted to know why her mother never wanted to return to her birthplace.”
― Karen Strong, Eden's Everdark

“Don’t like that room,” Netty said, “Ain’t never learn to swim.”
― Karen Strong, Eden's Everdark

“The first firework shot up like a tiny rocket going into space and burst open into a rosebud of sparkle. The boom reverberated in my heart. I lay there in the grass, watching the sky explode in color. In this moment everything felt right. I wasn't scared, and I wasn't sad. As I lay on the grass, watching fireworks with my family, nothing else mattered.”
― Karen Strong, Just South of Home

“Before I was dead, I wanted a lot of things I never got. My life was stolen. Did you know that? Just took from me. So I know how it feel to want something, bright girl. I know all about wanting things you ain't never gon' get.”
― Karen Strong, Eden's Everdark

“It wasn't a mirage but a miracle. Two thick slices of red velvet cake sat on the table in front of us.”
― Karen Strong, Just South of Home

“Did you know Little Eden's daddy ain't a real doctor? He just one of them learned ones. -Miss Melba”
― Karen Strong, Eden's Everdark

“Gardener girls been full of magic ever since they come across the water. Same shine lives in you.”
― Karen Strong, Eden's Everdark