The House of Sorrowing Stars Quotes

“All stories deserve to be finished. And once you begin, you must continue until you reach the end.”
― Beth Cartwright, The House of Sorrowing Stars

“You do not have to agree, but you cannot blame someone for not wanting to feel their pain. Grief is being lost in familiar places. It is not seasonal. It doesn't bloom brightly in the sunshine, and wither away during the winter months. It is evergreen. And it it entirely your own.”
― Beth Cartwright, The House of Sorrowing Stars

“A book is an invitation into another person's world - real or imagined- so how can you be a trespasser when you have been invited in?”
― Beth Cartwright, The House of Sorrowing Stars

“Sometimes the person you end up with is not the person you love most in the world.”
― Beth Cartwright, The House of Sorrowing Stars

“Of course I will - my name is not a secret. I am Eloura; I am a book-weaver, a story-spinner, a protector, a collector and a brewer of fine tea. I navigate vast stretches of water to find my way onto different shores, each one an unopened book. Decades might pass between one journey and the next, sometimes centuries, but I always find my way between the stories and back again.”
― Beth Cartwright, The House of Sorrowing Stars