Slow River Quotes

“Lore, if you wait for the right moment, you'll wait forever.”
― Nicola Griffith, Slow River

“She wondered why modern creations became uglier faster.”
― Nicola Griffith, Slow River

“Older people were immigrants in their own country. They had not been born to the idea of rapid change, not like us.”
― Nicola Griffith, Slow River

“Not knowing the right definitions is no different from not having the right tools to fix a burst water pipe.”
― Nicola Griffith, Slow River

“She could become anyone she wishes. But how will she know she is still herself?”
― Nicola Griffith, Slow River

“We all have wounds. We all get hurt. But self-pity, lack of courage, leads to a sort of... mortification of the soul. Corruption. And then it takes more courage, costs more pain, to clean it up afterward.”
― Nicola Griffith, Slow River