“I know of witches who whistle at different pitches, calling things that don't have names.” Helen Oyeyemi Source: White is for Witching
“Her heart was heavy because it was open, and so things filled it, and so things rushed out of it, but still the heart kept beating, tough and frighteningly powerful and meaning to shrug off the rest of her and continue on its own.” Helen Oyeyemi Source: Mr. Fox Heart
“She encouraged herself to see her very small presence in the world as a good thing, a power, something that a hero might possess.” Helen Oyeyemi Source: Mr. Fox World