A Maroon Star & A Silver Thread Quotes

“I can’t be remembered as an awful thing.”
― Caroline Sophia Hamel, A Maroon Star & A Silver Thread

“But she can’t remember why she couldn’t have that dream. Why she wasn’t privy to all the things little girls were told they could have. All the things little girls were told they should want. Isn’t that unfair? That girl was locked behind a cage, watching this dream play out like a movie she couldn’t star in, because she was never offered the role …”
― Caroline Sophia Hamel, A Maroon Star & A Silver Thread

“Meren shakes her head. “Does that matter?” She touches my chest. “You’re real, so don’t think about that. There’s more than just us. I know that there’s something for you beyond this boundless sky. One day”—her voice quiets, and she looks at me like a tender friend who wishes me the best—“you’ll be free as a bird. Free to soar your own skies. And I’ll be happy for you. I’ll wait for that day, and I’ll smile when I see that you found something worth living for … a self that you could proudly walk another day with. I’ll love you then.”
― Caroline Sophia Hamel, A Maroon Star & A Silver Thread

“Thank you. All of you. For giving me a world where I can be happy.”
― Caroline Sophia Hamel, A Maroon Star & A Silver Thread

“Welcome Valerie. I love you.”
― Caroline Sophia Hamel, A Maroon Star & A Silver Thread