Candle Island Quotes

“There’s something sad about everyone, Lucy. Don’t ever think otherwise.”
― Lauren Wolk, Candle Island

“The very ink with which history is written is merely fluid prejudice.”
― Lauren Wolk, Candle Island

“None of it would be worth the paint if I couldn’t convey that silence. That aloneness. They would be my challenge. I opened my eyes and began, very slowly, to paint what silence looks like.”
― Lauren Wolk, Candle Island

“I couldn’t imagine it. “Surely she wouldn’t believe such a thing.” My mother ran her hand over my hair. “Sometimes things hurt whether they’re true or not.”
― Lauren Wolk, Candle Island