The Poppy and the Rose Quotes

“...I was sick of the show, weary of the pretense...Well no more. From now on, the one trait I'd demand of any person I associated with was honesty. And this cafe was filled with gossiping liars.”
― Ashlee Cowles, The Poppy and the Rose

“Nothing that dances on the edge of perfection ever lasts...I had to capture HER. Preserve the girl's fearless soul in sepia before the world stripped her of wonder...”
― Ashlee Cowles, The Poppy and the Rose

“Some say violence is the result of clinging to the past, but I believe it is more often the consequence of forgetting it—of forgetting who we are, a core nature not even time can change. Humankind will never avoid tragedy by keeping our eyes fixed to the horizon’s rosy glow, for only those brave enough to peer into the past can hope to see the lighthouses meant to warn us of jagged rocks. If we are to weather the storms of the future, we must first defeat the neglect of memory.”
― Ashlee Cowles, The Poppy and the Rose