38 Quotes by Suzanne Palmieri

The kitchen of the Big House was always one of my favorite places. Airy and sunny. No modern cabinets or anything like that. Just a room full of windows, set into wise, worn walls.

The kitchen door, painted red from the day Naomi moved in, and a geranium, also red, outside on the stoop, gave the whole area a feeling of whimsy.

You. You are standing in your own way. And that means whatever it is scares you. It won't forever...but take your time. Nothing good was ever rushed.

I don't pay no mind to rules. Seems to me, rules are things made up by scared people too afraid to die, so they can't live. Or too lazy to make their own decisions. Rules are for breakin', as far as I'm concerned.

Regular people have such a hard time listening to the low hum of instinct.

There's a great deal of power in pretending.

Magic is a funny term,' she'd say. 'There is nothing supernatural about the earth. As long as you know what does what.

Mermaids don't drown.

You really are a chameleon, aren't you? Fitting in wherever you go."Aren't we all?" she said...