Kami

“It was right. At the time,” I reply. Trying to steer the conversation onto neutral ground, I add, “Did you know that modern Egyptian women pinch the bride for good luck?” “That’s unfortunate.” “There are all kinds of superstitions around weddings. Veils protected the bride from evil spirits. Bridesmaids confused the Devil, if he came to snatch the bride. And a long train made it harder for her to run away.”
― Jodi Picoult, The Book of Two Ways

“You can’t reason with your heart; it has its own laws, and thumps about things which the intellect scorns.”
― Kimmery Martin, The Queen of Hearts

“You know, it isn’t really surprising that there are things about ourselves that still remain a mystery to us,” he said. “Maybe we should be comforted that the knowledge is there, even if it’s withheld for a while.”
― Philip Pullman, Serpentine

“Who we are is about not what we do, but why we tell ourselves we do it.”
― Jodi Picoult, The Book of Two Ways