The Black-Eyed Children Quotes

“Each life comprises a million hurts, for the bad experiences sit deeper than the good—it is the way of humans.”
― Belle Zimet, The Black-Eyed Children

“had always been murky, my longevity always in question, I had belonged even when I hadn’t realized it—belonged in the body bespoke for my soul, with a man who accepted me unconditionally.”
― Belle Zimet, The Black-Eyed Children

“I have lived on borrowed time for decades. Having fleeting energy made a return to malaise unbearable, and my fight wanes.”
― Belle Zimet, The Black-Eyed Children

“My frailty has always meant that the pleasures of the flesh have been fewer than a man would desire.”
― Belle Zimet, The Black-Eyed Children

“She would not speak rudely about someone’s appearance, not out of kindness, but truth. She finds beauty in most people, even if they are not traditionally appealing. Now, if she doesn’t like the contents of a person’s personality, heaven help them. They’d know about it. In her bluntness, she can be a turn-off for some people, but for me, there is comfort in always knowing where you stand with someone.”
― Belle Zimet, The Black-Eyed Children

“My imagination has always been rich, a thing cultivated further by a childhood mired in illness, with many months spent reading Gothic novels filled with foreboding moors, mysterious suitors, and unexplained sounds in the dead of night.”
― Belle Zimet, The Black-Eyed Children