Stargazer Quotes

“She ignored nagging doubts about her solitary life; she was very good at compartmentalizing. It made her appear cold or detached. The truth was the opposite. She had a deep well of love, but it was not accessible to just anyone.”
― Laurie Petrou, Stargazer

“She had taught herself how to stand, how to act, how to be. To make the most of who she was.”
― Laurie Petrou, Stargazer

“...she would comfort herself with her solitude. Reading books, sketching, making notes, little observations and collages.”
― Laurie Petrou, Stargazer

“Money isn’t everything, perhaps, but it smooths and eases things; like butter, it greases the joints, it dulls noise and gives everything a glossy shine.”
― Laurie Petrou, Stargazer

“Close enough to be noticed but not caught.”
― Laurie Petrou, Stargazer

“She was discovering that, while she loved reading, she struggled with what her professors called ‘critical analysis.’ She had a hard time writing the papers, preferring just to let the books and stories she loved exist on their own, in their own worlds, without dissection.”
― Laurie Petrou, Stargazer

“Mystery, mystique, talent. Less, she knew: less noise, less threat, less distraction. Less is more. More control, more power, more desire.”
― Laurie Petrou, Stargazer

“There were so many ways a story could go. Like a painting. So many different ways they could be finished. You could even let someone else have a go at it. But eventually, you had to take control of it yourself. You just had to choose a version, and then it became yours.”
― Laurie Petrou, Stargazer

“She tended to her anger like
it was a pet: stroking it, feeding it, watching it grow a glossy coat and
gleaming teeth. She tried to keep it caged, didn’t want him to see it, because
when she let it out, it became an uncontrollable thing.”
― Laurie Petrou, Stargazer

“Whatever words she could use would sound trite, no descriptors coming close to the swell she felt in her lungs, the lump in her throat. She felt at peace here.”
― Laurie Petrou, Stargazer