"Annie John" Quotes

If there was one thing I had learned from watching my mother, it was that God is always trying to find you.

I was tired of pretending that I was someone else just to get along with people, just for the sake of having friendships.

And so the feminist movement threw itself onto Annie John like a long silk scarf that the wearer, in a rushed, angry motion, decided to discard.

Time stood still. It was as though the whole world stopped breathing.

Now I know that if you open your eyes too wide and look too carefully at the world, you will get the feeling that something is wrong with it.

I learned to make my mind large, as the universe is large, so that there is room for paradoxes.

There is something about words. In expert hands, manipulated deftly, they take you prisoner.

Here was a concrete example of why it was always better, especially for a young girl, to be ignorant.

She thought I had spoiled myself by reading too much.

Don't think I don't know what's been going on. I may not know details, but I know all about feelings.