The Ancient and the Amber Quotes

“There is no surer path to violence, hatred, and despair than ignorance. And yet, perhaps, there is a beauty in the unknown. There is something to be said for not having all the answers. There is something to be said for the humble acknowledgment that although the pursuit of knowledge is pure and should never be abandoned, some things may simply be beyond our comprehension.”
― Amy Yorke, The Ancient and the Amber

“People were good or they were bad. You helped good people if you could. You stayed out of the way of the bad ones.”
― Amy Yorke, The Ancient and the Amber

“(Had any writer ever actually created any of their fiction, or was it all in some way tied back to a reality that some people were happier to have forgotten?)”
― Amy Yorke, The Ancient and the Amber

“That we were all alone, really, each of us living lonely under the infinite sea of stars, rarely even aware of what’s above us.”
― Amy Yorke, The Ancient and the Amber

“It was amazing how much the simple comforts of a warm blanket and a good cup of tea could improve almost any situation.”
― Amy Yorke, The Ancient and the Amber

“perhaps if you pretend to be someone else for long enough, you can’t help but become someone else in the end.”
― Amy Yorke, The Ancient and the Amber