Cinders & Sparrows Quotes

“A philosopher,' said Mrs. Cantanker, stalking across the study, black heels clicking, ruby silks whispering around her ankles, 'is one who attempts to capture the truths of the universe so precisely that they become too confusing to understand. A novelist is one who attempts to capture the truths of the universe in such a roundabout way that they become obvious to anyone who reads them.”
― Stefan Bachmann, Cinders & Sparrows

“I liked him at once. I always felt I could trust worried, anxious people more than brash ones. Those who strode through life too bravely always struck me as either foolishly unaware of the world's terrors, or else frighteningly powerful and immune to them, neither of which I found endearing.”
― Stefan Bachmann, Cinders & Sparrows

“It was easy to begin things, easy to end them too, but to make everything in between make sense . . . that was the challenge.”
― Stefan Bachmann, Cinders & Sparrows

“Daughter, even if you cannot see the truth of things, even if you are frightened and discouraged, know this: some things just are. You don't have to be sure of them. They don't ask your opinion.”
― Stefan Bachmann, Cinders & Sparrows

“I don't think spirits tell time," Bram said, stomping across the moss and into the cool air beneath the trees. "It's all a hoax, what they say about midnight and the witching hour. Ghosts are either here or they're not. People just pay more attention in the dark.”
― Stefan Bachmann, Cinders & Sparrows

“Of course it's not unreasonable," said Minnifer. "But it is very stupid.”
― Stefan Bachmann, Cinders & Sparrows