Helena Coggan > Quotes

“Sometimes,' she said, 'if someonedies too young, they've never really felt guilt before. Not the way you feel it at the end. It hits them too hard. They act . . . rashly. You have to be careful. You have to soothe them. If they won't be moved, if they really don't want to survive death, then you have to honour that. But if you can, you stop them. You understand?”
― Helena Coggan, The Witchling's Girl

“I don't know what Marian's told you, but you can't do everything yourself. No one's going to hurt you. Tell me what you need.”
― Helena Coggan, The Witchling's Girl

“Sometimes,' she said, 'if someone dies too young, they've never really felt guilt before. Not the way you feel it at the end. It hits them too hard. They act . . . rashly. You have to be careful. You have to soothe them. If they won't be moved, if they really don't want to survive death, then you have to honour that. But if you can, you stop them. You understand?”
― Helena Coggan, The Witchling's Girl

“Ira was the second person I ever trusted. By the time I died, there were five.”
― Helena Coggan, The Witchling's Girl