The Mirror House Girls Quotes

“I remind myself she left in one piece,”
― Faith Gardner, The Mirror House Girls

“life is never so beautiful as when you have known its opposite.”
― Faith Gardner, The Mirror House Girls

“Takes a lifetime to build a person and one second to end them.”
― Faith Gardner, The Mirror House Girls

“I consider myself a word person”
― Faith Gardner, The Mirror House Girls

“Ugly accidents can produce unexpected gifts.”
― Faith Gardner, The Mirror House Girls

“Just saying, indoctrination comes in so many colors that sometimes you end up blind to it.”
― Faith Gardner, The Mirror House Girls

“An Emily Dickinson line blows through my mind in a whisper: “We grow accustomed to the dark/ when light is put away.”
― Faith Gardner, The Mirror House Girls

“Pepper spray,” I mutter to myself. “What the fucking fuck.”
― Faith Gardner, The Mirror House Girls

“The Pacific Ocean, love of my life.”
― Faith Gardner, The Mirror House Girls

“Fear and love, that’s all there is.”
― Faith Gardner, The Mirror House Girls

“Wish we were just getting started.”
― Faith Gardner, The Mirror House Girls

“In my dreams lately, I’ve been visited by the great men of history,” he says quietly. “Martin Luther King Jr., Saint Francis, Abraham Lincoln. Jesus Christ. Julius Caesar. All coming to me, all telling me it’s okay. It’s going to be okay.”
― Faith Gardner, The Mirror House Girls

“It is what it is. I hate that fucking phrase. It means nothing. It’s what people say when they don’t know what to say and should just shut the hell up.”
― Faith Gardner, The Mirror House Girls

“consider myself a word person, but I can’t tell you the plot of a book ten minutes after I finish it.”
― Faith Gardner, The Mirror House Girls

“I ask how old he is and he tells me he’s thirty-three.”
― Faith Gardner, The Mirror House Girls

“As he leads me to the back door, I note that he’s the only man here, living with five women. Do what Simon says. Am I imagining it, or every time he speaks, does everybody stop to listen?”
― Faith Gardner, The Mirror House Girls

“It’s strange how you don’t notice manipulation when it’s happening to you. But it’s obvious when you see it happening to someone else.”
― Faith Gardner, The Mirror House Girls

“Evil that thinks it’s righteous and good … that’s the scariest thing in the world.”
― Faith Gardner, The Mirror House Girls

“Give somebody the keys to your mind, you’d better make sure you trust them.”
― Faith Gardner, The Mirror House Girls

“My mother’s worry was a cage and even though I’m twenty-two, I still feel sometimes like I haven’t escaped it.”
― Faith Gardner, The Mirror House Girls

“An Emily Dickinson line blows through my mind in a whisper: “We grow accustomed to the dark/ when light is put away.” I let those lines echo, the way great poetry deserves.”
― Faith Gardner, The Mirror House Girls

“I’ve always been a greedy reader. I want to know the deeper meaning. I want to know the whole story.”
― Faith Gardner, The Mirror House Girls

“if you’re gonna be miserable, at least get some shit done while you’re at it.”
― Faith Gardner, The Mirror House Girls

“Life is a beautiful wilderness.”
― Faith Gardner, The Mirror House Girls

“Brownies might be kicking in. I’m quickly turning into a pile of goo on the couch. Dakota, who’s sharing my “chillin’ blanket” with me, gives my back a pat. “You all right there, soldier?” “I might be stoned. Or drunk.” “Droned?” Dakota tries. “Stunk,” I reply. We cackle like a couple of merry witches.”
― Faith Gardner, The Mirror House Girls

“Every negative emotion comes down to fear.” Simon’s eyes light up as he continues. His passion is contagious. “Anger: the fear of losing control. Jealousy: the fear of not being loved. Anxiety is simply an overreaction to fear.”
― Faith Gardner, The Mirror House Girls

“Because here in this house, nothing can be fixed until it’s broken first.”
― Faith Gardner, The Mirror House Girls