The Dollmaker of Krakow Quotes

“No one is ever really lost as long as their story still exists.”
― R. M. Romero, The Dollmaker of Krakow

“You can destroy a person, Karolina, but destroying their story is far more difficult. No one is ever really lost as long as their story still exists.”
― R.M. Romero, The Dollmaker of Krakow

“Even if I’m so old that my bones are as brittle as chalk, I’ll find you. Even if there is an ocean between us, I will find you,” he told her.”
― R.M. Romero, The Dollmaker of Kraków

“There's nothing as disappointing as realizing you only dreamed a good thing.”
― R.M. Romero, The Dollmaker of Krakow

“That’s what weak people do,”said the Dollmaker. “They’re afraid, and hurt others with that fear. But there comes a point at which they don’t deserve our pity any more.”
― R.M. Romero, The Dollmaker of Krakow

“My soul already existed - you just called out to me, and the wind brought me to you.”
― R. M. Romero, The Dollmaker of Krakow

“She could be the voice of hope as well as reason.”
― R.M. Romero, The Dollmaker of Krakow

“But, Karolina, having a broken heart doesn't mean you failed. It means you still have one." -Fritz”
― R.M. Romero, The Dollmaker of Krakow

“That's what magic is - making things happen because you want them to be real" -Karolina”
― R.M. Romero, The Dollmaker of Krakow

“Most magicians smell like ink and starlight. The world bends around them.”
― R.M. Romero, The Dollmaker of Krakow

“We're magical. That means we're very good a surviving" -Karolina”
― R.M. Romero, The Dollmaker of Krakow

“The Dollmaker: Jewish people like Mr. Trzmiel practice a different religion that I do - they aren't Christian. They have a different relationship with God than I do.

Karolina: Oh. That's a foolish reason to hate someone.

The Dollmaker: Yes, it is.”
― R.M. Romero, The Dollmaker of Krakow

“Why? Why did Brandt hurt so many people with his own pain?" -Karolina

"That's what weak people do. They're afraid, and hurt others with that fear." -The Dollmaker”
― R.M. Romero, The Dollmaker of Krakow

“Karolina couldn't always predict what the Dollmaker would do, but she understood his heart well; she felt as if she had a map of it inside her own. For it wasn't only the cobblestone streets of Krakow and the roadways that needed to be navigated. People could be like labyrinths too.”
― R.M. Romero, The Dollmaker of Krakow

“As he worked, the Dollmaker's tears stopped, and Karolina thought she understood why. Creating something always made her feel better. It was only when her hands were still that she could not fend off the fears that threatened to overtake her heart.”
― R.M. Romero, The Dollmaker of Krakow

“Magic is an odd thing. It never takes the form you expect" -The Dollmaker”
― R.M. Romero, The Dollmaker of Krakow

“Magic is supposed to help everyone, not just certain people you approve of" -Karolina”
― R.M. Romero, The Dollmaker of Krakow

“For all she loved the Dollmaker, he was still an adult. Being loved by a child like Rena was very different - and special.”
― R.M. Romero, The Dollmaker of Krakow

“I'm a real man, who died and became a story. The more people tell a story, the more alive it becomes" -Juraj Janosik”
― R.M. Romero, The Dollmaker of Krakow

“You can destroy a person, Karolina, but destroying their story is far more difficult. No one is ever really lost as long as their story still exists" -The Dollmaker”
― R.M. Romero, The Dollmaker of Krakow

“Being around a magician is like that ... Like everything is bending around them because they're brushing the stardust and raindrops from another world off their shoulders.”
― R.M. Romero, The Dollmaker of Krakow

“He had certainly been startled when Karolina had announced herself, but he was no coward; he had not run away from what he could not explain.”
― R.M. Romero, The Dollmaker of Krakow