909 Quotes by Libba Bray

They see her differently now, as somebody. And isn't that what everyone wants? To be seen?

These are hard times. The world hurts. We live in fear and forget to walk with hope. But hope has not forgotten you. So ask it to dinner. It's probably hungry and would appreciate the invitation.

The hand you hold the longest is your own.

Did you hear? You are free." Yessss. Choice. It is a fine thing. And I choose to take you back, Most High.

Your mother and I do not approve of drinking. Have you not heard of the Eighteenth Amendment?” “Prohibition? I drink to its health whenever I can.

I feel like I swallowed a Magritte. Like on the inside, I'm made of clouds and floating eyes, green apples, and slowly rising men in bowler hats.

They swoon over Tom, who preens for them, bowing, which sets them to blushing and giggling. God help us all.

All morning, Spence has been a well-oiled machine of activity. Everyone doing her bit, quietly and efficiently. It's strange how deliberate people are after a death. All the indecision suddenly vanishes into clear, defined moments--changing the linens, choosing a dress or a hymn, the washing up, the muttering of prayers. All the small, simple, conscious acts of living a sudden defense against the dying we do every day.

Just because you're funny doesn't mean you get to be cruel.