“Why is it always such a surprise? thinks Toby. The moon. Even though we know it's coming. Every time we see it, it makes us pause, and hush.”
― MaddAddam
― MaddAddam
“Once you have a sister, you never stop having her, even if you can no longer see or touch her.”
― First Phone Call from Heaven
― First Phone Call from Heaven
“To cultivate joy, pay attention to what you like.”
― The Afterlife of Billy Fingers: How My Bad-Boy Brother Proved to Me There's Life After Death
― The Afterlife of Billy Fingers: How My Bad-Boy Brother Proved to Me There's Life After Death
“Do not carry remorse for anything in the past; in the end, it is only prideful. Let peace dwell inside you, live your life in joy, and give thanks that God has come to you in this way.”
― The Dream Lover: A Novel of George Sand
― The Dream Lover: A Novel of George Sand
“I was already becoming a woman who sized up another one fast—I was becoming typical.”
― A Gate at the Stairs
― A Gate at the Stairs
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