Songbird Quotes

“I wondered why boys must be brave and was glad to be a girl, who could show her upsets.”
― Karen Heenan, Songbird

“precious possession, one thing that gave him value in the eyes of the world, and to lose it! Illness wouldn’t have affected me so deeply;”
― Karen Heenan, Songbird

“couldn’t let go of Tom’s tragedy. To have just”
― Karen Heenan, Songbird

“being Mistress Keith’s daughter kept me going when loneliness clawed my innards.”
― Karen Heenan, Songbird

“Her affection was genuine, and I returned it with my whole heart. My fancy”
― Karen Heenan, Songbird

“sang, and the thing inside me that was my voice washed away my fear and made me all but insensible to the jeweled mob standing hushed around me.”
― Karen Heenan, Songbird

“It takes much heartbreak to become wise. Given the choice, I’d rather be a fool and be happy.”
― Karen Heenan, Songbird