
“Opal and Jacquie’s mom never let them kill a spider if they found one in the house, or anywhere for that matter. Her mom said spiders carry miles of web in their bodies, miles of story, miles of potential home and trap. She said that’s what we are. Home and trap.”
― There There
― There There

“Olive's private view is that life depends on what she thinks of as "big bursts" and "little bursts." Big bursts are things like marriage or children, intimacies that keep you afloat, but these big bursts hold dangerous, unseen currents. Which is why you need the little bursts as well: a friendly clerk at Bradlee's, let's say, or the waitress at Dunkin' Donuts who knows how you like your coffee. Tricky business, really.”
― Olive Kitteridge
― Olive Kitteridge
“The problem with believing is you have to believe that believing will work, you have to believe in belief.”
― There There
― There There

“Be comforted, dear soul! There is always light behind the clouds.”
― Little Women
― Little Women

“I've got the key to my castle in the air, but whether I can unlock the door remains to be seen.”
― Little Women
― Little Women
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