“ And as the years flowed by, some villagers told travelers of a beast and a beauty who lived in the castle and could be seen walking on the battlements, and others told of two beauties, and others, of… Emma Donoghue
“ And it did me no good to recall particular conversations (if indeed these were particular conversations I was remembering so vividly, rather than inventions of my uneasy brain). Remembering clarified… Emma Donoghue
“ So this was liberty. Mary was beginning to recognise the taste of it in her mouth: terror salting the sweetness. Emma Donoghue
“ Everywhere I'm looking at kids, adults mostly don't seem to like them, not even the parents do. They call the kids gorgeous and so cute, they make the kids do the thing all over again so they can take… Emma Donoghue
“ Daughter, he said in a voice like old wood breaking, can you ever forgive me?I could only answer his question with one of my own. Putting my hand over his mouth, I whispered, Which of us would not sel… Emma Donoghue
“ Nowadays 'invisibility' was supposed to be the big problem, but the way I saw it was, all that mattered was to be visible to yourself. Emma Donoghue
“ Under the thousand crystal candelabras I danced with ten elderly gentlemen who had nothing to say but did not let that stop them. I answered only, Indeed and Oh yes and Do you think so? Emma Donoghue
“ From having nursed alongside a variety of women, Lib knew that self-mastery counted for more than almost any other talent. She Emma Donoghue
“ Remember, she says on the way to the white car, we don’t hug strangers. Even nice ones. Why not? We just don’t, we save our hugs for people we love. I love that boy Walker. Jack, you never saw him bef… Emma Donoghue
