The Chosen Maiden Quotes

“I have to keep busy,” she says, dismissing my concern. She wants to be so tired in the evening that she will fall asleep without thinking. “Not to give vultures a chance,” she says, meaning the circling thoughts, their sharp beaks.”
― Eva Stachniak, The Chosen Maiden

“The cruelty of death is that it leaves no chance to undo what has been done.”
― Eva Stachniak, The Chosen Maiden

“Talent breeds resentment; brilliance attracts envy. Lesser souls seek comfort in bringing down those who are admitted into the company of gods. Envy rules the human heart. Only the strong can hope to survive.”
― Eva Stachniak, The Chosen Maiden