Greenwild Quotes

“Who says what's magic and what isn't?' said Hal. 'There's only what is. You wouldn't call it magic when a sunflower turns its head to follow the sun, because there's an explanation for it. In a way, everything is magic.”
― Pari Thomson, Greenwild

“And they would meet again, she knew, for a few short years. Years that were in her past and his future, but altogether timeless: like anytime when people are truly happy.”
― Pari Thomson, Greenwild

“The Grayside, with its mountains and rainforests, tigers and turnips, pumpkins and pangolins, was the opposite of gray. It was utterly full of magic. People had just forgotten how to see it. The whole world was brimming with wonder, if only you looked closely enough.”
― Pari Thomson, Greenwild

“Daisy loved this expression: chasing stories. She liked to imagine Ma waving a butterfly net through the air and scooping up flighty headlines and unruly articles: news about kings and anarchists, barrel bombs and jewel thieves, rigged elections and rare monkeys with golden eyes.”
― Pari Thomson, Greenwild

“To remind you to be wild.”
― Pari Thomson, Greenwild

“Who says what’s magic and what isn’t?” said Hal. “There’s only what is. You wouldn’t call it magic when a sunflower turns its head to follow the sun through the sky, because there’s an explanation for it. In a way, everything is magic. The magic is in the sunflowers and the trees and the grass, in the dandelions and the parakeets and earthworms. Even”—he wrinkled his nose—“in Brussels sprouts. It’s in me and you and Napoleon too: in all of us.”
― Pari Thomson, Greenwild