Quotes from book

The Ice Queen

“I heard a sigh, as though the books were breathing. I felt that this was where I belonged. This was where I lived.”

“Every fairy tale had a bloody lining. Every one had teeth and claws.”

“People hide their truest nature. I understood that; I even applauded it. What sort of world would it be if people bled all over the sidewalks, if they wept under trees, smacked whomever they despised, kissed strangers, revealed themselves?”

“Instead of going home, I drove to the library. To hell with human beings. I’d always felt safer with stories than with flesh and blood.”

“Be careful what you wish for. I know that for a fact. Wishes are brutal, unforgiving things. They burn your tongue the moment they're spoken and you can never take them back.”

“Are people drawn to each other because of the stories they carry inside?”

“Crying wasn't like riding a bike. Give it up, and you quickly forget how it's done.”