Liberty Street Quotes

“By my count, it was the winter solstice; the darkest night of the year, when this little corner of the earth turns as far away as it will ever be from the light of the sun, crouching into itself in protection from the bitter cold. It is the lowest point of the valley we descend into each year, beginning in October, as the light starts to retreat from us to go warm others on the opposite side of this great, swirling globe. It's only fair that they have their turn with the sun's attentions. But how lonely and dark it becomes at the bottom of that vast wintry canyon. And all we can do is forge on, one day at a time, ascending back up the hill as the light grows slowly brighter, until we finally feel the heat of the sun on our skin again and are reminded that this is the cycle, the ebb and flow of light and dark that conducts the rhythm of our lives.”
― Heather Marshall, Liberty Street

“But the rules had been written by men, for the benefit of men. Could any woman ever rewrite them?”
― Heather Marshall, Liberty Street

“And who could blame them for wanting a sitcom life, scripted and polished to a prime-time shine. But there's always darkness and mess behind the walls of a brightly colored set. Clutter and chaos you don't see on screen.”
― Heather Marshall, Liberty Street

“She was a true prisoner in every sense of the word—of this place, of her own mind, of her former husband. Her body and mind and child all belonged to those who had wronged her. She had nothing that was actually her own.”
― Heather Marshall, Liberty Street

“The herbs had always been Dora's specialty. Tea, specifically. She believed there wasn't much the right tisane couldn't cure.”
― Heather Marshall, Liberty Street

“She had never wondered why Liberty Village, the area she was now exploring, was so named. Was this some sort of joke? To name the area Liberty when its purpose was to incarcerate?”
― Heather Marshall, Liberty Street

“Some relationships were just surface-level, after all. The junk-food version of human connection. Colorful and exciting and fun in the moment, but quickly digested and offering no real nourishment.”
― Heather Marshall, Liberty Street