Claire King > Quotes

“A blown kiss is not a proper kiss. Hugs and kisses should be hugs and kisses, not breaths of air. I am tired of breaths of air and not enough hugs and kisses.”
― Claire King, The Night Rainbow

“I know about skeletons. Once I went to a museum and saw dinosaur skeletons. They are like jigsaw puzzles for scientists.”
― Claire King, The Night Rainbow

“I make the surprised O with my mouth, although I am not really that surprised. It was the kind of story that grownups tell children to complicate a thing when they could just tell you the thing itself, much faster.”
― Claire King, The Night Rainbow

“You should be careful with opening doors to secrets, says Claude. Sometimes secrets are secrets because that's the best way.”
― Claire King, The Night Rainbow

“She turns her back to us, starting up the stairs slowly, her legs shaking with every step.
I think she forgot to put her skeleton in, says Margot.”
― Claire King, The Night Rainbow

“Boys have to wear brown, grey and blue and girls have to wear the beautiful colours.”
― Claire King, The Night Rainbow

“Before the doorbell rings I hear the footsteps, a broken heartbeat on the paving stones, and I know that Claude is here.”
― Claire King, The Night Rainbow

“Witches do that, they put things you want in places you shouldn't go.”
― Claire King, The Night Rainbow

“Maman!
The word seems to come out of me all on its own. I think it's strange my mouth would do that. The rest of my head knows she's never there.”
― Claire King, The Night Rainbow

“Maman walks ahead, leaning back as she goes down the hill, walking so fast her hair can't keep up.”
― Claire King, The Night Rainbow

“Where is your maman?
I don't know.
I think we've gone and lost her, Pea. Papa's voice dissolves into the colours behind my eyes.
I'm sorry Papa. I don't know how to find her, I say.”
― Claire King, The Night Rainbow

“We immortalise people in ways they would never choose”
― Claire King, Everything Love Is