The Orphanage Quotes

“As Clara rose to her feet, she had a strange and overwhelming certainty that she was not alone. What exactly that sensation was, she didn’t know – she wasn’t a religious person – but she felt like she was immersed in a wave of acceptance. As if, while she might feel powerless, actually she was part of something much bigger than herself and all was not lost.”
― Lizzie Page, The Orphanage

“Is it worth doing something if nobody knows it’s you?’ Clara mused as they left. She was thinking aloud and not expecting an answer, but Anita was smiling at her. ‘Of course it is. The sun rises every morning – and it’s beautiful whether you see it or not, isn’t it? You don’t do things for the recognition, you do it because it’s right.”
― Lizzie Page, The Orphanage

“He didn’t answer right away, then eventually said, ‘I think it’s because the stars don’t require anything of me. With work, with life, it’s all about fixing, mending and repairing. But with the stars, they just are – and – sometimes, that’s what I need.”
― Lizzie Page, The Orphanage

“again? It had only been a couple of”
― Lizzie Page, The Orphanage

“Referring”
― Lizzie Page, The Orphanage

“occasion,”
― Lizzie Page, The Orphanage

“inconsequential things that added up had big consequences.”
― Lizzie Page, The Orphanage