"Annie John" Quotes

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

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.

It was strange that such a small incident could cause so much ruin, but even though a jar is small, if you drop it, everything inside will spill.

I wanted to say no, no, this is a lie, but I couldn't find any words. It was my fault. I was wrong. My insides hurt me very much.

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

We had gotten used to each other's love, but I couldn't get used to my own hatred.

One flash of wit would have saved me, but there was not a chance for wit in this flat, awful place.

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

But, whatever else I may have been, I think I was a good learner, and I learned well and quickly whenever I put my mind to it.