The Disappearances Quotes

“But really, aren't there bits of magic everywhere we look?' Dr. Clifton continues. 'We've just stopped seeing it that way.”
― Emily Bain Murphy, The Disappearances

“may your dreams be filled with stars and not with shadows,”
― Emily Bain Murphy, The Disappearances

“Know that wherever I am, it is always farther than I wish to be from you, and that you are never beyond the reach of my thoughts.”
― Emily Bain Murphy, The Disappearances

“And I think that for the rest of my life I will never forget this night—​when under an empty ink sky, a boy who shone brighter than the stars stopped long enough to smile at me.”
― Emily Bain Murphy, The Disappearances

“You can’t search for the truth with integrity if you’re only looking to find the kind that benefits you.”
― Emily Bain Murphy, The Disappearances

“I take a sip of coffee, surprised at how much I like its bitterness. And how sleep, a little sun, and a real breakfast can make everything seem infinitely better than it was yesterday.”
― Emily Bain Murphy, The Disappearances

“I'm learning that I'm actually quite good at hiding things.
I am my mother's daughter, after all.”
― Emily Bain Murphy, The Disappearances

“But it unsettles me all the same: how the familiar can warp into something I no longer recognize in the space between one breath and the next.”
― Emily Bain Murphy, The Disappearances

“That ship has sailed, honey. Now you can either drown or hitch a ride on the next one.”
― Emily Bain Murphy, The Disappearances

“It is an abomination to put a price on the few things in life that are the free right of every human being.”
― Emily Bain Murphy, The Disappearances

“You can't search for the truth with integrity if you're only looking to find the kind that benefits you.”
― Emily Bain Murphy, The Disappearances

“And I think that for the rest of my life I will never forget this night--when under an empty ink sky, a boy who shone brighter than the stars stopped long enough to smile at me”
― Emily Bain Murphy, The Disappearances