Sour Cherry Quotes

“A critic said, "Gothic tales rely on distant pasts and faraway lands full of people unlike us," except he was wrong, because the land of this story is everywhere. The people are us, the time is always.”
― Natalia Theodoridou, Sour Cherry

“Do you think everyone is worthy of love?" he asked. "No matter what?"
The question broke something open inside her. She realised how guarded she'd been with him, though she'd never meant to be. She reached for him and caressed the side of his face, the way she used to do when he was small. She'd watched his body grow firm and long, his shoulders broad, the shadow under his chin now proper stubble. He's still a boy, though, Agnes thought. It was his body that lied. "I don't know," she said. "But you are."
"Worthy?" he asked. "Or loved?" (p.45)”
― Natalia Theodoridou, Sour Cherry

“Truth is a dangerous thing,” the Shopkeeper said eventually. “It has teeth”
― Natalia Theodoridou, Sour Cherry

“When people have nothing”
― Natalia Theodoridou, Sour Cherry

“What else were fairy tales for”
― Natalia Theodoridou, Sour Cherry