Ann-Marie MacDonald

Quotes

• “Afterwards, in bed with a book, the spell of television feels remote compared to the journey into the page. To be in a b...”
• “She never knows when it might strike. The rage. And when it does, she loses her grip on herself—literally. At times, she...”
• “The world should not be organized to require heroines, and when one is required but fails to appear we should not judge....”
• “It's important to attend funerals. It is important to view the body, they say, and to see it committed to earth or fire ...”
• “Adelaide believes that all children should have enough grown-ups around who love them so that one can tell them to fight...”
• “...dread invades the living room, finds her on the couch, presses on her, gets inside her where it swiftly grows bigger ...”
• “Do you think there's such a thing as a ghost who masquerades as a person? Do you believe that there are people whose bod...”
• “She learns a valuable lesson: if you think you are good, just try doing good. You’ll soon find out how inadequate your l...”
• “My first advantage: I have everything. My second advantage: this is just another island. My third advantage: I am bigger...”