206 Quotes by Christina Baker Kline

Know what a symbol is?...Shit that stands for shit.

That man would have chipped away at your heart bit by bit until there was nothing left. It may have been bruised, but at least it's whole.

I want to say, Christina, that you are ... unusual. And somehow..." her voice trails off. "Your mind-- your curiosity-- will be your comfort.

I am acutely aware that like a slip of paper in the wind, something in his nature eludes my grasp.

This is like telling a person who has leapt off a cliff to be careful. I am already in midair.

I want each day to last forever . . . It's a peculiar kind of dissatisfaction, a bittersweet nostalgia for a moment not yet past. Even in the midst of a pleasurable outing I'm aware of how ephemeral it is.

Do our natures dictate the choices we make, I wonder, or do we choose to live a certain way because of circumstances beyond our control?

If you really want to know me, I said, we'll have to start with the witches.

So is it just human nature to believe that things happen for a reason — to find some shred of meaning even in the worst experiences?" Molly asks when Vivian reads some of these stories aloud."It certainly helps," Vivian says.