Lainee

“I guess people can't be content without answers, even if they're wrong. We'd rather have a lie than a question that we can never know the answer to.”
― Stephanie Oakes, The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly

“Jude used to try to make me laugh, and when I'd crack a smile he'd keep the joke going , like breath on an ember, making it grow into a fit of giggles that'd echo around the whole forest and make all the birds in the trees quiet.”
― Stephanie Oakes, The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly

“You know, when I was little, my dad told me that if I misbehaved, he'd send me to live with a witch who ate children.'

'Really?'

She nods. 'I was so afraid of the witch. Feelings are magnified when you're young, I think, and the fear can stay with you for a long time. I eventually grew out of the fear but even now when I read something with a witch, my mind always traces back to that story. Isn't that weird?'

'How'd you grow out of it?' I ask. 'The fear?'

She takes a long moment to answer. 'I read lots and lots of books about witches.”
― Stephanie Oakes, The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly

“Growing up, I believed in miracles. I guess I don’t anymore.”
― Stephanie Oakes, The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly