There Is a Door in This Darkness Quotes

“Think of yourself as Schrödinger’s cat,” he said another time. “You might hit the correct exit lane or you might miss it, but it’s no big deal. Don’t try to make dramatic corrections in real time. Just keep going, and options will arise to get yourself back on track.”
― Kristin Cashore, There Is a Door in This Darkness

“It was going to have a sign beside the door, with Esther’s and Aunt Margaret’s names in lights: Pérez and Hart, Soulful Consultants.”
― Kristin Cashore, There Is a Door in This Darkness

“Group of snow geese is gaggle. But when flying, they r a wedge, skein or team—AND If they fly in a big crowd all close together, they r a plump”
― Kristin Cashore, There Is a Door in This Darkness

“Temperance is the place where magic meets the mundane, Wilhelmina. Remembering the mundane makes us smart; remembering the magic makes us brave.”
― Kristin Cashore, There Is a Door in This Darkness

“Generally, temperance means a kind of moderation, in drinking but also in attitude. In the tarot specifically, temperance is the most beautiful—and practical—quality imaginable. It’s a kind of balance. It’s when you take all your dreams and imaginings, all the things you most want and all the magic you believe in. And then, next to that, you take all the harsh realities of the way things actually are in the world. And you find the way to balance both sides inside you. So that when you’re planning and dreaming, you’re also being realistic, and if you find yourself caught in one of the traps of reality, you remember your own magic. Temperance is the place where magic meets the mundane, Wilhelmina. Remembering the mundane makes us smart; remembering the magic makes us brave.”
― Kristin Cashore, There Is a Door in This Darkness

“Generally, temperance means a kind of moderation, in drinking but also in attitude. In the tarot specifically, temperance is the most beautiful—and practical—quality imaginable. It’s a kind of balance. It’s when you take all your dreams and imaginings, all the things you most want and all the magic you believe in. And then, next to that, you take all the harsh realities of the way things actually are in the world. And you find the way to balance both sides inside you. So that when you’re planning and dreaming, you’re also being realistic, and if you find yourself caught in one of the traps of reality, you remember your own magic. Temperance is the place where magic meets the mundane, Wilhelmina. Remembering the mundane makes us smart; remembering”
― Kristin Cashore, There Is a Door in This Darkness