The Church of Dead Girls Quotes

“Actions have consequences. Ignorance about the nature of those actions does not free a person from responsibility for the consequences. (28)”
― Stephen Dobyns, The Church of Dead Girls

“Adolescence is a dreadful period. We tend to notice those youngsters who misbehave and call attention to themselves, but there are others, equally miserable, who receive no help simply because they are silent. (41)”
― Stephen Dobyns, The Church of Dead Girls

“You should welcome your ignorance because it enables you to learn. (31)”
― Stephen Dobyns, The Church of Dead Girls

“They are asleep. This is the condition they prefer. They are afraid of the world and sleep is a way of dealing with their fear. Someday they will wake. Perhaps something frightful will happen. Indeed, there is no better invitation to the frightful than ignorance - that is, sleep. (29)”
― Stephen Dobyns, The Church of Dead Girls

“It’s odd with people who are shy: they never quite learn how to speak, to feel at home with words in their mouths.”
― Stephen Dobyns, The Church of Dead Girls

“In high school, American history had been a happy story; now Chihani told them the sad one.”
― Stephen Dobyns, The Church of Dead Girls