53 Quotes About Helen-oyeyemi

He was good-looking. Enough to make me feel uncomfortable. Tall and dark, etc.

Funny to do something and then realise the reason for it afterwards.

Soy mala. Papá ya me ha avisado al respecto; sé el riesgo que corro cuando busco defectos en la gente en lugar de algo que apreciar. Es como tener arenilla en los ojos. Cada vez ves menos de la persona que tienes delante y más la arenilla de tu ojo. Ya lo capto.

His voice in my ear. It did interesting things to me. It curved my back and parted my lips. I felt lazy and feline, and he wasn’t even in the room.

What would I do in such a place? Die, I expect.

She knows her place, she sure does know her place. There's something ghostlike about this girl . . .

By the middle of the next day, Madame de Silentio knew that Reynardine had been released. This wasn't due to any psychic connection; it was due to the local news.

I wanted to ask her if she meant to spend the night here as well, but I didn't want her to say yes. It could be that she was in some kind of mood and just wanted a nap and my question might force her to adopt a stance. She does that, I've noticed; she lashes out when she thinks she's been given a cue.