Audrey Burges > Quotes

“We can’t always choose the details of our burden. But we bear it just the same.”
― Audrey Burges, The Minuscule Mansion of Myra Malone

“If you could crystallize the feeling of being in love, I bet it would look like a red glass heart. Rich and full of rainbows. Perhaps a bit too easy to break. But beautiful all the same.”
― Audrey Burges, The Minuscule Mansion of Myra Malone

“He’s a baby, Ruth. You feed him, and you change him, and you learn to turn off the part of your mind that’s shattered by noise, if you can—because the noise is endless. But you’ll learn.” She stepped toward him and started to hand Alex back, and Rutherford stepped backward.”
― Audrey Burges, The Minuscule Mansion of Myra Malone

“Once upon a time, there was a house. Now, before you read any further, stop a moment. Take a deep breath, if you’re into that sort of thing, and think. I want you to visit the place that popped into your head when you read those words, because they opened almost every story I ever heard as a child, and if you’re going to spend some time here with the Minuscule Mansion, those words are as good a place as any to get started. Once upon a time, there was a house. What kind of a house do you see when you close your eyes? How many rooms are in it, and what’s inside them? If you could live there, where would you sleep, what color would your guest towels be, and how would you take your tea? What music would echo against the walls? Is it coming from a fancy stereo, or an old Victrola?”
― Audrey Burges, The Minuscule Mansion of Myra Malone