Gricelda Dial

“You needed a guide. You had to know what to look for, but also how to look. You had to exert yourself to see this world. But if you did, if you had that kind of curiosity, if you had an innate interest in the welfare of your fellow human beings, and if you went through that door, a strange thing happened: you left your petty troubles on the threshold. It could be addictive.”
― Abraham Verghese, Cutting for Stone

“It’s simple, Miss Philpot. This is one of God’s early models, and He decided to give the subsequent ones smaller eyes.” I raised my eyebrows. “Do you mean God rejected it?” “I mean God wanted a better version—the crocodile we know now—and replaced it.”
― Tracy Chevalier, Remarkable Creatures

“I've waited a long time to show these flowers how pretty you are.”
― Patrick Rothfuss, The Wise Man's Fear

“Fear, like love, is difficult to explain after it has subsided, probably because it draws away the veils of illusion as it disappears.”
― Arthur Miller