"The Invention of Wings" Quotes
"The Invention of Wings" follows the intertwined stories of Sarah Grimké, a wealthy girl in early 19th century Charleston, and Handful, the slave given to her as a birthday present, as they both strive for freedom and independence.
historical fiction | 384 pages | Published in 2014
Quotes
I saw then what I hadn’t seen before, that I was very good at pretending.
There’s no pain on earth that doesn’t crave a benevolent witness.
You got to figure out which end of the needle you’re gon be, the one that’s fastened to the thread or the end that pierces the cloth.
I’m not sure how I would have survived this long without my books.
I was always filled with shame. I was ashamed of her. I was ashamed of myself.
The truth is the only thing that can save you now.
Some people in this world are meant to fall to the bottom of the ocean, some are meant to rise to the top.
I was learning to figure out what I thought, and the truth was, I wasn’t sure.
The truth is, I don’t know what it means to be a woman, and I’m not sure I want to.
There’s no scatheless rapture. Love is a difficult thing.
