Ten Thousand Stitches Quotes

“A faerie told me that true love's kiss could wake Miss Buckley," Effie told him. "I cannot think of any truer or more unconditional love than that of a dog.”
― Olivia Atwater, Ten Thousand Stitches

“You have already grown, in fact. You simply haven't noticed it because you are constantly looking at the sky and not back at your roots.”
― Olivia Atwater, Ten Thousand Stitches

“There aren’t any facts when it comes to opinions,” she said. “There’s only people who like things an’ people who don’t.”
― Olivia Atwater, Ten Thousand Stitches

“Men who thought they deserved things were always capable of the worst sorts of violence.”
― Olivia Atwater, Ten Thousand Stitches

“when villains mistreat us, they shall almost always continue to mistreat us until someone forcibly stops them. If you are powerless, then it is almost impossible to stand up to your villains – but when you and other powerless people finally become angry on each other’s behalf and stand up together, it is far more difficult for villains to get their way.”
― Olivia Atwater, Ten Thousand Stitches

“But nothing has a point!” Lord Blackthorn protested incredulously. “All of life is absurd to some extent or other!”
― Olivia Atwater, Ten Thousand Stitches

“There’s no use gettin’ angry,” Effie’s mother used to chide her. “It’ll just get you into trouble. You can think all of the angry thoughts you want, but they’ve got to stay inside your head!”
― Olivia Atwater, Ten Thousand Stitches

“A faerie told me that true love’s kiss could wake Miss Buckley,” Effie told him. “I cannot think of any truer or more unconditional love than that of a dog.”
― Olivia Atwater, Ten Thousand Stitches

“If all of your options are terrible,” he said slowly, “then that is a trap of a different sort, isn’t it?”
― Olivia Atwater, Ten Thousand Stitches

“because the other thing that Cinderella teaches us is that the world shall magically ensure a happy ending for women who remain sweet and compliant and who never get angry even when they should.”
― Olivia Atwater, Ten Thousand Stitches

“But I'm glad you were just plain angry enough to claw your way out”
― Olivia Atwater, Ten Thousand Stitches

“You have never known my name. And when I leave, you still will not know it. You are alone in your miserable little world, because you refuse to see the human beings who surround you.”
― Olivia Atwater, Ten Thousand Stitches

“I certainly do not wish to be a table.”
― Olivia Atwater, Ten Thousand Stitches

“You know what you are, Effie? You’re chronically helpful. It’s a disease.”
― Olivia Atwater, Ten Thousand Stitches

“Oh dear! I keep forgetting that English conversation is not always about the weather. Shall we talk of dolphins instead?”
― Olivia Atwater, Ten Thousand Stitches

“Lady Panovar made mention of her French maid about a dozen times last night," Mrs Sedgewick informed the staff tiredly. "Lady Culver ended the night in a fury. She has insisted that I should find her some French maids at once."
Lydia's mouth dropped open. "What?" she laughed. "Just like that? An' at her wages? Aren't French maids rather dear?"
It was a sign of how very exhausted they all were that Mrs Sedgewick did not upbraid Lydia for her impertinence. The housekeeper normally insisted that the staff show strict respect for the Family, even when outside of earshot.
“Obviously, there are no French maids to be had in the area, and Her Ladyship hasn’t the budget to import one, like Lady Panovar,” Mrs Sedgewick sighed. “And so, to sum the matter up - you shall all need to become French maids.”
Effie blinked slowly. “Mrs Sedgewick,” she said carefully. “I don’t mean to be pert, but… what does that mean, exactly?”
Mrs Sedgewick shot Effie a tight smile. “It means that you shall need new French names,” she said. “At least when you are above-stairs. And you will need to practise a French accent.”
“Er,” George spoke up, with a slight cough. Not the footmen, too?”
“No,” Mrs Sedgewick said long-sufferingly. “Lady Panovar does not have any French footmen, as far as I know, and so Lady Culver does not require any French footmen herself. You may remain English for the moment, George.”
― olivia atwater, Ten Thousand Stitches

“As with anything worth fighting for, there are days when you shall all lose together, because you have chosen to fight together. But history progresses at those times when people chose to risk the fight anyway, because they believe that the reward is worth it.”
― Olivia Atwater, Ten Thousand Stitches

“joy for life that Effie had assumed was something you were only allowed as a child.”
― Olivia Atwater, Ten Thousand Stitches

“All of life is absurd to some extent or other!”
― Olivia Atwater, Ten Thousand Stitches

“There aren't any facts when it comes to opinions.”
― Olivia Atwater, Ten Thousand Stitches

“Getting angry doesn´t ever help. All it does is get you into trouble.”
― Olivia Atwater, Ten Thousand Stitches