The Glimpse Quotes

“It was like a curse. He was her antidote. She was his poison.”
― Claire Merle, The Glimpse

“How can anyone prove they're not insane to people that are?”
― Claire Merle, The Glimpse

“The Board would like to come back and see you tomorrow, Ariana,' she mimicked. 'Any more questions?'
'Yes,' she answered in the Warden's Irish accent, 'I'd just like to know why I'm such an arsehole.”
― Claire Merle, The Glimpse

“Belief in a higher power was a form of psychosis.”
― Claire Merle, The Glimpse

“There were two choices in life. Survive or succumb. And most people weren't even conscious of the path they chose. Because they chose for all the wrong reasons. Love, principles, dreams, desire. The world hadn't changed. It had always been survival of the fittest.”
― Claire Merle, The Glimpse

“I'm going to get out of here,' she said.
'That's the spirit.' Tamsin sighed, letting go of her last tears.
'Next time they take me to the tanks,' Ana continued, 'I'll make sure they drown me.'
'OK, it's official. You're mad.”
― Claire Merle, The Glimpse

“I kiss her and the whole universe slots into place. Music plays in my head. Music so beautiful, I think I'm listening to the stars singing.”
― Claire Merle, The Glimpse

“So,' he said. 'What do you think of it?'
She twisted towards the fire and watched the flames behind the blackened furnace door.
'When I hear a piece like that,' she said, 'I find it hard to believe that there isn't something more than this.' She waved a hand at the cabin, at all the material things surrounding them. 'Something we haven't begun to understand, but it's captured in the music. It's there. You can feel it.”
― Claire Merle, The Glimpse