92 Quotes by Caroline George

I meant humans often fail to acknowledge the beauty around them, but their lack of notice doesn't determine a thing’s value. Gorse does not require an audience to grow, and neither do people. We aren't who we are because of what others see or say.

I twist and pin my hair at the nape of my neck, and then stand with legs wide. It’s what Nash told me to do before speaking because men, no matter how many times they profess women are equal, prefer to take direction from bodies like theirs.

I am strong and human with a mouth that works like a man’s and a more intelligible brain, and I demand to be heard.

As he attempted to wrap his mind around the truth, something collapsed within him as if he had constructed a mansion of cards-a cathedral of dreams- and with a breath, it tumbled down.

One’s belief cannot be allowed to suffocate under the tyranny of small minds, for hope itself does not hinge on the faith of the masses, rather the singular soul. And I hope most ardently.

I do believe literature holds the best of us . . . or perhaps it reflects the better versions of who we are.

A book is but a stack of paper until someone reads it. And when someone reads it, they build a house within its pages so whenever they return to that book, they feel right at home.

We take from books what we bring to them.

Yes, I still believe a topsy-turvy posture boosts the absorption of literature.