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Alice Sebold Quotes

The damage can fester under layers of time and change, and an ignorant, thoughtless remark can easily reopen the wound Picture Quote #1

At the tips of the feathers there is air and at their base: blood. I hold up bones; I wish like broken glass they could court light... still I try to place these pieces back together, to set them firm, to make murdered girls live again Picture Quote #1

Murder had a blood red door on the other side of which was everything unimaginable to everyone Picture Quote #1

As she stood in the darkened room and watched my sister and father, I knew one of things that heaven meant. I had a choice, and it was not to divide my family in my heart Picture Quote #1

He was beginning to understand: You were treated special and, later, something horrible would be told to you Picture Quote #1

The shadow of years was not as big on his small body. He knew I was away. But when people left they always came back Picture Quote #1

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I watched my brother and my father. The truth was very different from what we learned in school. The truth was the line between the living and the dead could be, it seemed, murky and blurred Picture Quote #1

Between a man and a woman there was always one person who was stronger than the other one. That doesn’t mean the weaker one doesn’t love the stronger Picture Quote #1

Before, they had never found themselves broken together. Usually, it was one needing the other but not both needing each other, and so there had been a way, by touching, to borrow from the stronger one’s strength Picture Quote #1

As she brought prospective buyers through, the realtor said it was an oil stain, but it was me, seeping out of the bag Picture Quote #1

Murderers are not monsters, they’re men. And that’s the most frightening thing about them Picture Quote #1

I have always felt extremely weird. But I am very happy with my weirdnesses, and I want other people to be very happy with theirs Picture Quote #1

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I have never been shy about listening to the input of others and weighing it seriously Picture Quote #1

For me, heaven would be a lack of alienation. The whole time I was growing up, I felt comfort was inherently evil. I think that, for me, heaven isnt about couches and milk shakes and never having a troubling thought again Picture Quote #1

I wanted to be the moron of the family, because morons seemed to have more fun, more freedom and more personality Picture Quote #1

One thing about failing repeatedly: If you’re still doing it after you’ve failed that much, you really mean it Picture Quote #1

My name was Salmon, like the fish; first name, Susie. I was fourteen when I was murdered on December 6, 1973 Picture Quote #1

Since then I’ve always thought that under rape in the dictionary it should tell the truth. It is not just forcible intercourse; rape means to inhabit and destroy everything Picture Quote #1

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You could not be filled with hate and be beautiful. Like any other girl, I wanted to be beautiful. But I was filled with hate Picture Quote #1

How could it be that you could love someone so much and keep it secret from yourself as you woke daily so far from home? Picture Quote #1

Out loud I said I had two children. Silently I said three. I always felt like apologizing to her for that Picture Quote #1

There was one thing my murderer didn’t understand; he didn’t understand how much a father could love his child Picture Quote #1

But, he also said it because part of him wanted more of her, this cold woman who was not exactly cold, this rock who was not stone Picture Quote #1

Learn a language of another country and then you can go to that country: a place where the problems of your family will not follow. A language they do not speak Picture Quote #1

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I was trying to prove to them and to myself that I was still who I had always been. I was beautiful, if fat. I was smart, if loud. I was good, if ruined Picture Quote #1

I would like to tell you that I am, and you will one day be, forever safe Picture Quote #1

I missed her then but it was an odd sort of missing because by then, I knew the meaning of forever Picture Quote #1

After telling the hard facts to anyone from lover to friend, I have changed in their eyes. Often it is awe or admiration, sometimes it is repulsion, once or twice it has been fury hurled directly at me for reasons I remain unsure of Picture Quote #1

If I shut my eyes, I believed, I would disappear. To make it through, I had to be present the whole time Picture Quote #1

She liked to imagine that when she passed, the world looked after her, but she also knew how anonymous she was. Except when she was at work, no one knew where she was at any time of day and no one waited for her. It was immaculate anonymity Picture Quote #1

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The damage can fester under layers of time and change, and an ignorant, thoughtless remark can easily reopen the wound (Alice Sebold Quotes) At the tips of the feathers there is air and at their base: blood. I hold up bones; I wish like broken glass they could court light... still I try to place these pieces back together, to set them firm, to make murdered girls live again (Alice Sebold Quotes) Murder had a blood red door on the other side of which was everything unimaginable to everyone (Alice Sebold Quotes) As she stood in the darkened room and watched my sister and father, I knew one of things that heaven meant. I had a choice, and it was not to divide my family in my heart (Alice Sebold Quotes) He was beginning to understand: You were treated special and, later, something horrible would be told to you (Alice Sebold Quotes) The shadow of years was not as big on his small body. He knew I was away. But when people left they always came back (Alice Sebold Quotes) I watched my brother and my father. The truth was very different from what we learned in school. The truth was the line between the living and the dead could be, it seemed, murky and blurred (Alice Sebold Quotes) Between a man and a woman there was always one person who was stronger than the other one. That doesn’t mean the weaker one doesn’t love the stronger (Alice Sebold Quotes) Before, they had never found themselves broken together. Usually, it was one needing the other but not both needing each other, and so there had been a way, by touching, to borrow from the stronger one’s strength (Alice Sebold Quotes) As she brought prospective buyers through, the realtor said it was an oil stain, but it was me, seeping out of the bag (Alice Sebold Quotes) Murderers are not monsters, they’re men. And that’s the most frightening thing about them (Alice Sebold Quotes) I have always felt extremely weird. But I am very happy with my weirdnesses, and I want other people to be very happy with theirs (Alice Sebold Quotes) I have never been shy about listening to the input of others and weighing it seriously (Alice Sebold Quotes) For me, heaven would be a lack of alienation. The whole time I was growing up, I felt comfort was inherently evil. I think that, for me, heaven isnt about couches and milk shakes and never having a troubling thought again (Alice Sebold Quotes) I wanted to be the moron of the family, because morons seemed to have more fun, more freedom and more personality (Alice Sebold Quotes) One thing about failing repeatedly: If you’re still doing it after you’ve failed that much, you really mean it (Alice Sebold Quotes) My name was Salmon, like the fish; first name, Susie. I was fourteen when I was murdered on December 6, 1973 (Alice Sebold Quotes) Since then I’ve always thought that under rape in the dictionary it should tell the truth. It is not just forcible intercourse; rape means to inhabit and destroy everything (Alice Sebold Quotes) You could not be filled with hate and be beautiful. Like any other girl, I wanted to be beautiful. But I was filled with hate (Alice Sebold Quotes) How could it be that you could love someone so much and keep it secret from yourself as you woke daily so far from home? (Alice Sebold Quotes) Out loud I said I had two children. Silently I said three. I always felt like apologizing to her for that (Alice Sebold Quotes) There was one thing my murderer didn’t understand; he didn’t understand how much a father could love his child (Alice Sebold Quotes) But, he also said it because part of him wanted more of her, this cold woman who was not exactly cold, this rock who was not stone (Alice Sebold Quotes) Learn a language of another country and then you can go to that country: a place where the problems of your family will not follow. A language they do not speak (Alice Sebold Quotes) I was trying to prove to them and to myself that I was still who I had always been. I was beautiful, if fat. I was smart, if loud. I was good, if ruined (Alice Sebold Quotes) I would like to tell you that I am, and you will one day be, forever safe (Alice Sebold Quotes) I missed her then but it was an odd sort of missing because by then, I knew the meaning of forever (Alice Sebold Quotes) After telling the hard facts to anyone from lover to friend, I have changed in their eyes. Often it is awe or admiration, sometimes it is repulsion, once or twice it has been fury hurled directly at me for reasons I remain unsure of (Alice Sebold Quotes) If I shut my eyes, I believed, I would disappear. To make it through, I had to be present the whole time (Alice Sebold Quotes) She liked to imagine that when she passed, the world looked after her, but she also knew how anonymous she was. Except when she was at work, no one knew where she was at any time of day and no one waited for her. It was immaculate anonymity (Alice Sebold Quotes)

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