The Everlasting Rose Quotes

“We can’t expect one person — or even two — to take the entire burden of resisting on their shoulders. We all have to stand up and say no.”
― Dhonielle Clayton, The Everlasting Rose

“Maman never told me what to do when the world falls apart like a dress ripped at its seams, the beads scattering into faraway corners, the fabric a storm of shredded pieces left destroyed and unrecognizable. She never told me how to battle the nightmares that creep in like icy shadows, lingering behind closed eyes. She never told me what to do when all the color leaks out of the world like blood oozing from a mortal wound.”
― Dhonielle Clayton, The Everlasting Rose

“The world is vaster and more beautiful than she ever described. Each corner of it feels different and unique, part of a puzzle with disparate pieces that somehow fit together.”
― Dhonielle Clayton, The Everlasting Rose

“When I was younger, I loved the mud between my toes and the tiny worry that you might drift down and through the center of the world… I miss those little-girl days before I was so excited to leave home - to crash into the world and discover its secrets.”
― Dhonielle Clayton, The Everlasting Rose