The Beginning of the World in the Middle of the Night Quotes

“And then I kissed you and, for that second, just for that one moment, the whole world and all its bullshit completely disappeared.”
― Jen Campbell, The Beginning of the World in the Middle of the Night

“There are many different types of beginnings. And who’s to say we haven’t imagined our lives up to this point? Who’s to say we haven’t been propelled into this world from a parallel universe? One that’s just come into existence? This could be the very beginning of it, now. I mean, there’s no one else here. Listen. It’s completely quiet.”
― Jen Campbell, The Beginning of the World in the Middle of the Night

“So ... in the beginning... In the beginning there was nothing. Not a ripple moved throughout the Universe because there were no atoms, and there was no energy. And then - because that's always how things go - and then. And then there was something.”
― Jen Campbell, The Beginning of the World in the Middle of the Night

“Because hearts are meant to be crushed, and you cannot hide them anywhere for love, nor money. Especially not love.”
― Jen Campbell, The Beginning of the World in the Middle of the Night

“Whilst the world was running out of love, my mother was trying to hoard it.”
― Jen Campbell, The Beginning of the World in the Middle of the Night

“Well. Once upon a time, a king and queen were trying to have a baby. They tried for a long time, but each time the baby died. Then, many years later, the queen fell pregnant again. This time, she felt sure that things were different. She craved food she’d never tasted before: pickled seaweed, sour radishes, honeycomb and even flowers. One of the flowers the queen loved to eat was the Rampion Bellflower, also known as the Rapunzel, but it didn’t grow anywhere in the palace gardens. It grew just outside them, in a secluded patch of earth, over the palace walls.

Every night, the queen begged the king to climb over the wall at the edge of the garden, to pick the Rapunzel flowers glowing under the moon. He carried them home piled on top of his crown. The queen chewed them as the sun rose, and brewed some petals in her tea.

One night, when the king was out collecting Rapunzels, a fairy appeared.”
― Jen Campbell, The Beginning of the World in the Middle of the Night

“​When you grow up, who or what do you want to be?

Out on the road, Jack came across a man who said he’d buy his cow for a handful of magic beans. Five, to be precise. He said if Jack ran back home and buried them in his garden, a plant would grow there. A plant so tall it would make friends with the sky.

But what if Jack took those magic beans and planted them inside himself, instead?

Swallowed them down so they were hidden away inside him. Growing, growing, glowing.
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― Jen Campbell , The Beginning of the World in the Middle of the Night