Testimony of an Irish Slave Girl Quotes

“To dance to fey music is the beginning of the end.”
― Kate McCafferty, Testimony of an Irish Slave Girl

“She taught me not to block out ugliness by giving imagined beauty false dominion: but that on the other hand, in the midst of hatred and ugliness there is color, there is life, and there is ...personal usefullness... as well.”
― Kate McCafferty, Testimony of an Irish Slave Girl

“I try to clutch onto those last moments in the place that I was born to, but I was so busy *living* them! How was I to know I'd have to capture everything I ever wanted to remember of Eire for the rest of my life?”
― Kate McCafferty, Testimony of an Irish Slave Girl

“But though I tried, my days went by as if I was walking barefoot over sharp stones, whilst carrying a large tray laden with the finest crystal goblets. Fear and too much caution ...they'll make you stumble, sir. 'Tis just a matter of time.”
― Kate McCafferty, Testimony of an Irish Slave Girl