“It is better to be alone, she figures, than to be with someone who can't see who you are.”
― The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks
― The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks
“All this I told Juniper, and she listened in the quiet, dispassionate way she had when you told her something truly terrible. It was as if she was joining things together in her mind, making some act of love and healing where otherwise all was violence and despair.”
― Wise Child
― Wise Child
“All learned people learn Latin. It's bound to come in useful. Fairy tales, on the other hand, are about real life.”
― Wise Child
― Wise Child
“I don't know what I'm doing, but I'm here and I'm listening; and there is still joy in this world.”
― Chalice
― Chalice
“The counselor also suggested meditation. Finding a bit of time each day to focus on deep breathing and the acceptance of life as it was presently occurring. That was not a productive solution either. Frankie did not accept life as it was presently occurring. It was a fundamental element of her character. Life as it was presently occurring was not acceptable to her. Were she to mellow out—would she not become obedient? Would she not stay on the path that stretched ahead of her, nicely bricked?”
― The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks
― The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks
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