Brooke Witte

“But what could Reverend Goode be afraid of?” My mother smiled. “Us,” she said. “Women.”
― Emilia Hart, Weyward

“He had seen a birthday party, with one child singled out and celebrated on his day, so that now he understood the joy of being an individual, special and unique and proud.”
― Lois Lowry, The Giver

“Love is deep and calm—and constant.”
― Alex Michaelides, The Silent Patient

“It comes from the Bible,” she told me. “So the rector isn’t the first to tell that lie. As for the reason: it is my belief that people lie when they are afraid.” I was confused. “But what could Reverend Goode be afraid of?” My mother smiled. “Us,” she said. “Women.”
― Emilia Hart, Weyward