"The Night Circus" Quotes
A magical competition between two young illusionists becomes a dramatic love story set in a mysterious and enchanting circus.
fantasy | 391 pages | Published in 2011
Quotes
The circus arrives without warning.
You may tell a tale that takes up residence in someone's soul, becomes their blood and self and purpose.
I do not like being left in the dark.
You are not destined or chosen, I wish to shout to everyone, you are not destined or chosen.
Secrets have power. And that power diminishes when they are shared, so they are best kept and kept well.
The most difficult things are the ones that matter most.
Good and evil are a great deal more complex than a princess and a dragon.
I find I think of myself not as a writer so much as someone who provides a gateway, a tangential route for readers to the circus.
You think, as you walk away from Le Cirque des Rêves and into the creeping dawn, that you felt more awake within the confines of the circus.
Do you always have to look into everything? Can't you just enjoy things without thinking so much?
