11 Quotes by Torey L. Hayden

My heart do be so big," she whispered. "It be so big and I do reckon I be about the happiest kid for it.

She could trust me now, knowing what I was like even when I was upset with her.

Peter, you're not crazy," William said. "Nobody's really crazy. That's just a word. Isn't it, Torey? Just a word. And nobody's a word.

She had a keen sense of revenge, that knew no limits. When crossed she retaliated with devastating force. Her intelligence made it all the more frightening, because she could quickly perceive what was most valuable to a person and that is what she abused.

Safety is the most basic task of all. Without sense of safety, no growth can take place. Without safety, all energy goes to defense.

It’s a funny place, this world. Hate has rights. Love has none.

Perhaps the greatest magic of the human spirit is the ability to laugh, at ourselves, at each other, and at our sometimes hopeless situation. Laughter normalized our lives.

In the process of trying to understand others’ difficult behaviour, I’ve found it is very helpful to realise that no one chooses to be unhappy. If someone is unhappy, they will be so because they genuinely cannot see how to do otherwise.

Peter, you’re not crazy,” William said. “Nobody’s really crazy. That’s just a word. Isn’t it, Torey? Just a word. And nobody’s a word.