“In the county, there’s nothing more dangerous than a woman who speaks her mind. That’s what happened to Eve, you know, why we were cast out from heaven. We’re dangerous creatures. Full of devil charms. If given the opportunity, we will use our magic to lure men to sin, to evil, to destruction.” My eyes are getting heavy, too heavy to roll in a dramatic fashion. “That’s why they send us here.”
“To rid yourself of your magic,” he says.
“No,” I whisper as I drift off to sleep. “To break us.”
― The Grace Year
“To rid yourself of your magic,” he says.
“No,” I whisper as I drift off to sleep. “To break us.”
― The Grace Year
“But a flower is never just a flower.”
― The Grace Year
― The Grace Year
“The things we do to girls. Whether we put them on pedestals only to tear them down, or use them for parts and holes, we're all complicit in this. But everything touches everything else, and I have to believe that some good will come out of all this destruction.”
― The Grace Year
― The Grace Year
“You eyes are wide open, but you see nothing.”
― The Grace Year
― The Grace Year
“I think growing up is one very long grace year. I mean it's brutal for girls, right? We place this impossible set of standards on them, and project all of our fear and desire on them, and when they falter, they're entirely to blame.
--An Interview with the Author at the end of the book”
― The Grace Year
--An Interview with the Author at the end of the book”
― The Grace Year
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