The Vanished Priestess Quotes

“I stood beneath the moon a little longer, soft and safe. In that reflected light, the sun’s harsh spirit dissolves to silver silk. The moon beds us, she fills our dreaming nights with immense possibility. The moon, giant mother, keeper of secrets, the one who says secrets aren’t really necessary, that every truth is hers and she’s big enough to hold them all. Somewhere”
― Meredith Blevins, The Vanished Priestess

“This is the thing about being a parent,” she said. “Do a good job, and your kids feel like they can take on the entire world, and sometimes that involves a world that’s not anywhere near you. Do a lousy job, and they cling to your skirt and suck their thumbs—which is not so attractive in an adult person—but you do get to see them. Like all the time. You’ve got to let go, Annie.” “I’ve”
― Meredith Blevins, The Vanished Priestess