Moon Over Manifest Quotes

“Memories were like sunshine. They warmed you up and left a pleasant glow, but you couldn't hold them.”
― Clare Vanderpool, Moon Over Manifest

“Who would dream that one can love without being crushed under the weight of it?”
― Clare Vanderpool, Moon Over Manifest

“...the person you encounter is often more than the person you see.”
― Clare Vanderpool, Moon Over Manifest

“If there is such a thing as a universal--and I wasn't ready to throw all of mine out the window--it's that there is power in a story. And if someone pays you such a kindness as to make up a tale so you'll enjoy a gingersnap, you go along with that story and enjoy every last bite.”
― Clare Vanderpool, Moon Over Manifest

“When there is suffering, we look for a reason. That reason is easiest found within oneself.”
― Clare Vanderpool, Moon Over Manifest

“Maybe the world wasn’t made of universals that could be summed up in neat little packages. Maybe there were just people. People who were tired and hurt and lonely and kind in their own way and their own time.”
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“Maybe that was how I found comfort just then, even with him being so far away. By remembering the flavor of his words.”
― Clare Vanderpool, Moon Over Manifest

“But the woman, the mother, she watches, she waits, she loves. And she bears the weight of that love. She bears the loss of her son to war. She bears the story of Manifest. When everyone else is crushed by it, by the loss, the pain. When no one else can bear to remember. She is the keeper of the story. Until someone who needs to hear it comes along. When it will be time to make it known. To manifest. That's what a diviner does.”
― Clare Vanderpool, Moon Over Manifest

“You know how men are. When they don't feel good, the world comes to a standstill.”
― Clare Vanderpool, Moon Over Manifest

“Arthur Devlin, you and my husband may have been in the same grade, but you were never in the same class.”
― Clare Vanderpool, Moon Over Manifest

“Don’t Moan About”
― Clare Vanderpool, Moon Over Manifest:

“Death is like an explosion,” Miss Sadie said, her accent thick, like the humid air that hovered heavy around me. “It makes people take notice of things they might have overlooked.”
― Clare Vanderpool, Moon Over Manifest:

“MANIFEST…A TOWN WITH A PAST.”
― Clare Vanderpool, Moon Over Manifest:

“Memories were like sunshine. They warmed you up and left a pleasant glow, but you couldn’t hold them.”
― Clare Vanderpool, Moon Over Manifest:

“Telling a story ain’t hard,” Lettie said. “All you need is a beginning, middle, and end.”
― Clare Vanderpool, Moon Over Manifest:

“But I wondered. Maybe the world wasn't made of universals that could be summed up in neat little packages. Maybe there were just people. People who were tired and hurt and lonely and kind in there own way and their own time.”
― Clare Vanderpool, Moon Over Manifest

“عشق سخت است، وقتی می آید، انگار آدم زیر باری سنگین خُرد می شود!”
― کلر وندرپول, ماه بر فراز مانیفست

“The line between truth and myth is sometimes difficult to see... As much as we wanted it to be true, it was nothing but a myth”
― Clare Vanderpool, Moon Over Manifest

“چه کسی فکرش را می‌کرد یک آدم مطرود بتواند خانه‌ای پیدا کند؟ عشق سنگین است، وقتی می‌آید انسان را زیر باری سنگین خُرد می‌کند! معجزه بود، معجزه‌ای شفادهنده. وای... هیچ‌کس فکر نمی‌کرد که واقعیت داشته باشد. همه‌ی ما در این افسانه نقش داشتیم، ما آن را خلق و بعد جاودانه کردیم.”
― Clare Vanderpool, Moon Over Manifest

“این ما هستیم که می‌خواهیم افسانه‌ها را به حقیقت تبدیل کنیم.”
― Clare Vanderpool, Moon Over Manifest

“مرز میان حقیقت و افسانه خیلی باریک است.”
― Clare Vanderpool, Moon Over Manifest

“هیچ‌چیز آن‌طور که به نظر می‌رسد نیست.”
― Clare Vanderpool, Moon Over Manifest

“خداوند به قدرت قصه‌های خوب واقف است. قصه‌ی آدم‌ها مثل پتوی گرم دورشان پیچیده شده.”
― Clare Vanderpool, Moon Over Manifest

“یک مسئله‌ی دیگر هم اذیتم می‌کرد، خودم هم قصه‌ای نداشتم. لتی گفته بود: «قصه ساختن کاری ندارد، فقط باید آغاز و میانه و پایان داشته باشی.»
اما مشکل همین بود. من فقط میانه را داشتم. همیشه جایی بین گذشته و آینده بوده‌ام. چه‌طور می‌توانستم برای خواهر ردمتا قصه بنویسم؟ چه‌طور می‌توانستم خاطره‌ای مشترک تعریف کنم و بگویم یادت هست...؟ ولی اصلا چه اهمیتی دارد؟ وقتی مدرسه شروع شود من در جایی دیگر خواهم بود.”
― Clare Vanderpool, Moon Over Manifest

“اگر تنها یک مورد وجود داشت که می‌توانستم آن را جهانی بنامم ـ البته هنوز آمادگی نداشتم ذهنم را کاملا تصفیه کنم ـ آن مورد قدرت داستان بود. نیرویی که در همه‌ی داستان‌ها وجود دارد. اگر کسی را پیدا کنید که بتواند قصه‌سرایی کند مسلما تا آخرین تکه‌ی شیرینی زنجبیلی‌تان را با لذت می‌خورید.”
― Clare Vanderpool, Moon Over Manifest

“داستان نوشتن که سخت نیست. شروع می‌خواهد، میانه و پایان.”
― Clare Vanderpool, Moon Over Manifest

“They think they hide their hate behind a mask," she said, her accent thick, "but it is there for all to see." (Ms. Sadie)”
― Clare Vanderpool, Moon Over Manifest

“I suppose. But what appears to be dead can still hold life." (Ms. Sadie)”
― Clare Vanderpool, Moon Over Manifest

“If there is such a thing as a universal- and I wasn't ready to throw all of mine out the window-it's that there is power in a story. And if someone pays you such kindness as to make up a tale so you'll enjoy a gingersnap, you go along with that story and enjoy every last bite.”
― Clare Vanderpool, Moon Over Manifest

“I’ve lived in a lot of places. Barns, abandoned railroad cars, even Hoovervilles,”
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