The Lost Girl Quotes

“There are differences between facts and truths. Facts are something you now in your brain; truths are things you know in your heart.”
― Anne Ursu, The Lost Girl

“I identify with all the Grimm fairy-tale girls, every single one. I always have. Those were the only stories I understood and the only stories I kneew how to tell. I did not know there were other possibilitiees.”
― Anne Ursu, The Lost Girl

“Were Here, another story for you: Once upon a time there were two sisters, twins, who came into the world looking just the same. Some said it”
― Anne Ursu, The Lost Girl: A Magical Realism Story About Twin Sisters in Fifth Grade for Children

“Sometimes the monsters come harder when you dare stomp. Sometimes you need to bring the whole house down.”
― Anne Ursu, The Lost Girl

“But you do not need to believe in something to be afraid of it.”
― Anne Ursu, The Lost Girl

“That was before Iris understood that there is a difference between the things you have in your head and the things you present to the world—that sometimes you have to fit yourself into certain shapes, ones other people can easily name.”
― Anne Ursu, The Lost Girl: A Magical Realism Story About Twin Sisters in Fifth Grade for Children

“this is a magical land where every one of you can find exactly the book you need at any given time—even if you don’t know you need it. Every one of you can find the book that will change your life.”
― Anne Ursu, The Lost Girl: A Magical Realism Story About Twin Sisters in Fifth Grade for Children

“Everything felt better when you knew what time it was. Sixty seconds in a minute, sixty minutes in an hour. There was always order, if you knew where to look.”
― Anne Ursu, The Lost Girl: A Magical Realism Story About Twin Sisters in Fifth Grade for Children