Pascale Hall

“Writing a novel is a terrible experience, during which the hair often falls out and the teeth decay. I'm always irritated by people who imply that writing fiction is an escape from reality. It is a plunge into reality and it's very shocking to the system.”
― Flannery O'Connor, Mystery and Manners: Occasional Prose

“The one thing we can never get enough of is love. And the one thing we never give enough of is love.”
― Henry Miller

“Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing.”
― Arundhati Roy

“Our spiritual character is formed as much by what we endure and what is taken from us as it is by our achievements and our conscious choices.”
― Flannery O'Connor, Flannery O'Connor: Spiritual Writings