Illuminations Quotes

“That’s one of the hardest parts of being an artist, you know—learning to be patient with yourself when you’re not as good as you want to be.”
― T. Kingfisher, Illuminations

“Rosa thought she might be getting a headache. Maybe it was because she was rolling her eyes so hard.”
― T. Kingfisher, Illuminations

“In life, we are always seeking after something. Love…fame…glory…stuffed armadillos. It is the human condition.”
― T. Kingfisher, Illuminations

“That’s one of the hardest parts of being an artist, you know—learning to be patient with yourself when you’re not as good as you want to be. You have to say, ‘I may not be very good today, but I’ll be better tomorrow, and in a year, I’ll be amazing!”
― T. Kingfisher, Illuminations

“He jumps from one thing to the next so quickly because he sees all these connections and doesn’t understand why the rest of us can’t follow along.”
― T. Kingfisher, Illuminations

“You girls go to bed now!” called Grandmama. “No more giggling or talking about boys or whatever it is you do!” “Boys!” muttered Serena. “That’s just what we don’t need.” “I thought you liked boys,” whispered Rosa. “To look at. Not to do important stuff.”
― T. Kingfisher, Illuminations

“you painted a roasted chicken instead of a snake in the middle, it would ward off peacocks, but very few people were ever overrun with peacocks, so it didn’t come up much.”
― T. Kingfisher, Illuminations

“talked in very short sentences, as if he was afraid he would run out of words.”
― T. Kingfisher, Illuminations

“Being interesting seemed like a much better deal than being handsome,”
― T. Kingfisher, Illuminations

“Rosa scowled. If Uncle Alfonso had a flaw, it was that he always saw the best in people and was happy for everyone.”
― T. Kingfisher, Illuminations