“ Most people are remarkably resilient. Even those who have been through war or great loss often find reservoirs of strength. But the legacy of trauma is a heavy burden to bear. Christina Baker Kline
“ When something terrible happens, a lifetime of small events and unremarkable decisions, of unresolved anger, and unexplored fears begins to play itself out in ways you least expect. You've been going… Christina Baker Kline
“ That’s the way things come clear. All of a sudden. And then you realize how obvious they’ve been all along. —MADELEINE L’ENGLE, The Arm of the Starfish Christina Baker Kline
“ Born on Indian Island. And I just want to say that what happened to the Indians is exactly like what happened to the Irish under British rule. It wasn’t a fair fight. Their land was stolen, their reli… Christina Baker Kline
“ To get it all done I have to dim my brain, turn it down by notches like the flat-turn knob on a gas lantern, leaving only a nub of flame. Christina Baker Kline
“ You can live for a long time inside the shell you were born in. But one day it'll become too small.""Then what?" I ask."Well, then you'll have to find a larger shell to live in."I consider this for a… Christina Baker Kline
“ It's hard to say what's in my head. It's been a long time since anyone cared to ask. Christina Baker Kline
“ That man would have chipped away at your heart bit by bit until there was nothing left. It may have been bruised, but at least it's whole. Christina Baker Kline
“ I am acutely aware that like a slip of paper in the wind, something in his nature eludes my grasp. Christina Baker Kline
“ This is like telling a person who has leapt off a cliff to be careful. I am already in midair. Christina Baker Kline
“ It's as if she assumes everything will go right, and when it doesn't - which, of course, is pretty often - she is surprised and affronted. Christina Baker Kline
“ Molly is the opposite. So many things have gone wrong for her in her seventeen years that she’s come to expect it. When something does go right, she hardly knows what to think. Christina Baker Kline
“ I want each day to last forever . . . It's a peculiar kind of dissatisfaction, a bittersweet nostalgia for a moment not yet past. Even in the midst of a pleasurable outing I'm aware of how ephemeral i… Christina Baker Kline
“ It's a peculiar kind of dissatisfaction, a bittersweet nostalgia for a moment not yet past. Christina Baker Kline
“ I have come to think that's where Heaven is, a place in the memories of other where our best selves live Christina Baker Kline
“ How did I go from being the maiden in a fairy tale to a wretched old maids so quickly? It happened almost without my realizing it... Christina Baker Kline
“ I want to say, Christina, that you are ... unusual. And somehow..." her voice trails off. "Your mind-- your curiosity-- will be your comfort. Christina Baker Kline
“ He reaches over and touches my necklace. "You still have it. That gives me faith." "Faith in what?""God, I suppose. No, I don't know. Survival. Christina Baker Kline
