A Drop of Night Quotes

“Once people see you cry, it's like they own part of you. It's like you ripped a hole in yourself, and they saw through whatever armor you had on, got a good long view of all the screaming alien goop underneath.”
― Stefan Bachmann, A Drop of Night

“I can't even fathom myself from twenty-four hours ago. I was so busy following my rotten little heart, Disney princess-style. I did end up in a palace, so that's cool.”
― Stefan Bachmann, A Drop of Night

“There's this special talent that humans have that they can be unhappy no matter where they are. But humans have another special talent: We can be happy almost anywhere, too. We can be happy because we're not alone.”
― Stefan Bachmann, A Drop of Night

“I look up at the painting. It's not even that interesting. Definitely doesn't grab me and shake my brain around like the meadow scene did.”
― Stefan Bachmann, A Drop of Night

“Maman, warum gehen wir nicht hinunter in den Palast? Wir brauchen doch nicht lange dortzubleiben, ganz bestimmt nicht. Was hat dich dort so erschreckt?"
Diesmal antwortete sie. Sie nahm meine Hände in ihre und drückte sie, bis meine Finger knackten. "Die Diener", flüsterte sie. "Sie haben so grausige Gesichter.”
― Stefan Bachmann, A Drop of Night

“But you will not spare a drop of pity because I am rich? We have death in our gilded courts, too. We have disease and cruelty, and not a breath of air or freedom. You cannot say our lives are easy, any more than I can say yours is. They are lives, and so they are HORRID!”
― Stefan Bachmann, A Drop of Night