Educated / Where the Crawdads Sing Quotes

“his dad had told him many times that the definition of a real man is one who cries without shame, reads poetry from his heart, feels opera in his soul, and does what’s necessary to defend a woman.”
― Delia Owens, Educated / Where the Crawdads Sing

“the calmness of the boy. she’d never known anybody to speak or move so steady. so sure and easy. just being near him..had eased her tightness. for the first time..she breathed without pain; felt something other than hurt. she needed this boat and that boy.”
― Delia Owens, Educated / Where the Crawdads Sing

“I wasn't aware that words could hold so much.”
― Delia Owens, Educated / Where the Crawdads Sing

“I właśnie w tym momencie wzmógł się wiatr, a tysiące żółtych liści platanów oderwało się od gałęzi i poszybowało w górę. Jesienne liście nie opadają, tylko lecą. Nie spieszą się, zwlekają, bo to ich jedyna szansa, by wzbić się ku niebu. Wirowały, trzepotały i wzlatywały na wietrze, odbijając promienie słońca.”
― Delia Owens, Educated / Where the Crawdads Sing