Marina Santarossa > Marina's Quotes

“That was how I looked at life sometimes, as a warm meal that was growing cold. I knew I had to eat, or else I would die, but I had lost my appetite.”
― Herman Koch, The Dinner

“There had to be the dark and muddy waters so that they sun could have something to background its flashing glory.”
― Betty Smith, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Low Price CD by Betty Smith

“Sometimes I think it's better to suffer bitter unhappiness and to fight and to scream out, and even to suffer that terrible pain, than just to be... safe.”
― Betty Smith