Maribeth Bucciarelli

“I don't believe you! Flowers are weak creatures. They are naive. They reassure themselves as best they can. They believe that their thorns are terrible weapons...”
― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince

“My past still haunts me when I sleep, although I saw that - much to my surprise- his does as well.”
― Zack Love, Anissa's Redemption

“Diocesan exams are given at the end of March to students in Catholic schools throughout Massachusetts from the fourth to the twelfth grade. You have to answer four out of seven essay questions. A typical question goes something like this: Theologians speculate about whether Christ actually appeared to His disciples after He rose from the dead. Is the scripture clear on this? Discuss, with reference to the different gospels and their variations, and to different theological interpretations”
― Kathleen Zamboni McCormick, Dodging Satan: My Irish/Italian, Sometimes Awesome, But Mostly Creepy, Childhood

“His suppressed grief becomes anger. But what can he do with anger? It must also be suppressed.”
― Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall