16 Quotes by Eliza Granville

...and the worse the memory, the stronger its stranglehold on the present.

One way or another, we’re all prisoners.

I’d give you – if I thought one day you might return my feelings …

Love will not come to me again. I’ll vegetate like a plant in a cellar, without light.

Older, but no wiser. Alas, our dreams continue to haunt us.

Why do you assume I'm human?I wasn't born; I was created just like this.First I was an idea.Then I came into being, charged with a very important task.I've come to find the monster.

If it were possible to create objects to meet one’s deepest longings then nobody would need God.

Yes, life is hard,” whispers Erika, “but knowing about other people, other civilisations, other ways of living, other places – that’s your escape route, a magical journey. Once you know about these things, no matter what happens, your mind can create stories to take you anywhere you want to go.

Books; I repeat, for they've not only been a solace during the long years but also provided the keys to understanding other people's ideas and achievements, their hopes and fears, quirks and foibles, their dreams.....their demons