Where the Light Enters Quotes

“They were silent for a moment, each of them contemplating Anthony Comstock, a demagogue with too much power for such a limited understanding and narrow mind. Many saw him as nothing more than a sanctimonious buffoon, but those who paid attention knew him to be malicious and calculating.”
― Sara Donati, Where the Light Enters

“A good doctor knows when to talk and when to listen. A lesson you have already learned, I see.”
― Sara Donati, Where the Light Enters

“The Joyces down the lane are always in trouble because the men can’t keep their trousers buttoned and the women are just as bad,”
― Sara Donati, Where the Light Enters

“I’ll tell you the way I see it, families have got personalities just like people. The Donovans are healthy stock and stubborn, and prone to holding a grudge. The Sparrows see the humor in everything and like to laugh even when it’s bound to upset more serious-minded folks.”
― Sara Donati, Where the Light Enters

“Women who sought ways to limit the size of their families were to Comstock proof that humankind was on the brink of self-destruction. But not all women; he focused his ire on white women of good families, who were obliged, in his view of the world, to provide heirs for the ruling class.”
― Sara Donati, Where the Light Enters

“These were children who were nimble enough to get around any kind of barrier and hungry enough to try, despite the danger and the very real repercussions if they were caught looting. Sophie drew in a sharp breath. “There’s something I didn’t miss, children fighting over the chance to get killed.”
― Sara Donati, Where the Light Enters

“The wound is the place where the light enters.”
― Sara Donati, Where the Light Enters

“The wound is the place where the light enters. —RUMI (attributed)”
― Sara Donati, Where the Light Enters