Wishes of one's old life wither and shrivel like old leaves if they are not replaced with new wishes when the world changes. And the world always changes. Wishes get slimy, and their colors fade, and soon they are just mud, like all the rest of the mud, and not wishes at all, but regrets. The trouble is, not everyone can tell when they ought to launder their wishes. Even when one finds oneself in Fairyland and not at home at all, it is not always so easy to remember to catch the world in it's changing and change with it.
All things are strange which are worth knowing. - Catherynne M. Valente
All things are strange which are worth knowing.
- Catherynne M. Valente
After love, no one is what they were before. - Catherynne M. Valente
After love, no one is what they were before.
When one is traveling, everything looks brighter and lovelier. - Catherynne M. Valente
When one is traveling, everything looks brighter and lovelier.
Never put your faith in a Prince. When you require a miracle, trust in a Witch. - Catherynne M. Valente
Never put your faith in a Prince. When you require a miracle, trust in a Witch.
Squeeze your eyes closed, as tight as you can, and think of all your favorite autumns, crisp and perfect, all bound up together like a stack of cards… - Catherynne M. Valente
Squeeze your eyes closed, as tight as you can, and think of all your favorite autumns, crisp and perfect, all bound up together like a stack of cards…
A library is never complete. That’s the joy of it. We are always seeking one more book to add to our collection. - Catherynne M. Valente
A library is never complete. That’s the joy of it. We are always seeking one more book to add to our collection.
I am freedom and I will eat your heart - Catherynne M. Valente
I am freedom and I will eat your heart
At the bottom of philosophy something very true and very desperate whispers: Everyone is hungry all the time. Everyone is starving. Everyone wants so… - Catherynne M. Valente
At the bottom of philosophy something very true and very desperate whispers: Everyone is hungry all the time. Everyone is starving. Everyone wants so…
Funny how "question" contains the word "quest" inside it, as though any small question asked is a journey through briars. - Catherynne M. Valente
Funny how "question" contains the word "quest" inside it, as though any small question asked is a journey through briars.
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