The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, Vol. 1 Quotes

“But my true love is the evening walk, that last hour of daylight that has its way with sunlight, shadow, and soul. That was the case this evening. The lamps were lit, light coming from the houses, and there walked I, alone, and not upset to be so.”
― Beth Brower, The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, Vol. 1

“While there are many things beyond our control, I’ve always thought the cruellest is that we mortals are not told when our last glance is just that.”
― Beth Brower, The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, Vol. 1

“It takes a courageous man to marry a woman with a mind.”
― Beth Brower, The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, Vol. 1

“On a cream card a single word was scrawled: Imperterritus. I flipped the card over, and embossed in gold was a beautiful lion. It was not docile, neither was it ferocious or violent, rather, it was undaunted. Which is what, I learned upon investigation, Imperterritus means in Latin. Undaunted. Fearless.”
― Beth Brower, The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, Vol. 1

“I sounded more confident than I felt; one of the great secrets to life.”
― Beth Brower, The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, Vol. 1

“and you will look very thoughtful and intelligent. Let us hope you are. Unless you hope to marry soon. Then let us hope you are not. It takes a courageous man to marry a woman with a mind.”
― Beth Brower, The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, Vol. 1

“Keep your answers brief, tidy, and without too many loose strings she can pull at.”
― Beth Brower, The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, Vol. 1

“I’m beginning to think I want you to encourage my eccentricities when I grow old.”
― Beth Brower, The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, Vol. 1

“I look in this mirror and recognise myself less now than when I was a child. I suppose that happens when you’ve grown up and still don’t understand your place in the world.”
― Beth Brower, The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, Vol. 1

“The garret has mice.
I weep.”
― Beth Brower, The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, Vol. 1

“I once asked him about the afterlife. I said, "Maxwell, what do you think it will be like?"
He answered back, "Well, Lion, I can't rightly say, but I do hope I'll know better what to do with that one than I do with the one I've got at present.”
― Beth Brower, The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, Vol. 1

“Most times what is amusing in my head is only that, in my head alone.”
― Beth Brower, The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, Vol. 1

“Why does life give such a decision to a girl of only thirteen?”
― Beth Brower, The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, Vol. 1

“His smile came easily, but I could almost see the marionette strings pulling it onto his face. I don’t trust him at all.”
― Beth Brower, The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, Vol. 1

“Rain”
― Beth Brower, The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, Vol. 1

“walked longingly past The Dalliance today”
― Beth Brower, The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, Vol. 1

“He seems to know just what to do with language. It hovers beside him”
― Beth Brower, The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, Vol. 1

“But my true love is the evening walk”
― Beth Brower, The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, Vol. 1

“While there are many things beyond our control”
― Beth Brower, The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, Vol. 1

“Come hell or high water, I am going to keep this house. And no one will take it from me.”
― Beth Brower, The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, Vol. 1

“This is where I will begin, on an enchanted island free from the worries of this world.”
― Beth Brower, The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, Vol. 1

“you will look very thoughtful and intelligent. Let us hope you are. Unless you hope to marry soon. Then let us hope you are not. It takes a courageous man to marry a woman with a mind.”
― Beth Brower, The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, Vol. 1

“Nothing good will come of a cousin named Jack, fictional or otherwise.”
― Beth Brower, The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, Vol. 1

“But my true love is the evening walk, that last hour of daylight that has its way with sunlight, shadow, and soul.”
― Beth Brower, The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, Vol. 1

“He seems to know just what to do with language. It hovers beside him, a fluid and mischievous thing, like Prospero’s Ariel. And so Young Hawkes weaves spells with words and we sit entranced.”
― Beth Brower, The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, Vol. 1

“Confia solo en aquellas que no se ven afectadas por el amor para juzgar con claridad”
― Beth Brower, The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, Vol. 1

“I myself cannot boast personal acquaintance, as I am a stumble or two below their lofty class, but in a place like London, one always knows of the most important people living nearby. You can’t help it. Gossip is as catching as the plague ever was.”
― Beth Brower, The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, Vol. 1

“He’s not only thin in person, he’s thin in humour and spirit and character.”
― Beth Brower, The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, Vol. 1

“If I cannot worship in a majestic building, I have no interest in the practice.”
― Beth Brower, The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, Vol. 1

“What? What?” croaked I in return. The croaking”
― Beth Brower, The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 1