“Imagine having a mother who worries that you read too much. The question is, what is it that's supposed to happen to people who read too much? How can you tell when someone's crossed the line.”Helen Oyeyemi book Boy, Snow, BirdSource: Boy, Snow, Bird
“I wish there was someone I could have written to after that, someone I could have written to explain how awful it was to have someone touch you, then look at you properly and change his mind.”Helen Oyeyemi Source: Mr. Fox
“If you should find yourself in a place that is indifferent to you and there is someone there that your spirit stretches to, then that person is kin.”Helen Oyeyemi book The Opposite HouseSource: The Opposite House