“Books; I repeat, for they've not only been a solace during the long years but also provided the keys to understanding other people's ideas and achievements, their hopes and fears, quirks and foibles, their dreams.....their demons”
Eliza Granville“All they see is madness. It’s the same with the other men. They see my situation, not me.”
Eliza Granville, Gretel and the Dark“Yes, life is hard,” whispers Erika, “but knowing about other people, other civilisations, other ways of living, other places – that’s your escape route, a magical journey. Once you know about these things, no matter what happens, your mind can create stories to take you anywhere you want to go.”
Eliza Granville, Gretel and the Dark“...and the worse the memory, the stronger its stranglehold on the present.”
Eliza Granville, Gretel and the Dark“I’d give you – if I thought one day you might return my feelings …”
Eliza Granville, Gretel and the Dark“Why do you assume I'm human?I wasn't born; I was created just like this.First I was an idea.Then I came into being, charged with a very important task.I've come to find the monster.”
Eliza Granville, Gretel and the Dark“Books; I repeat, for they've not only been a solace during the long years but also provided the keys to understanding other people's ideas and achievements, their hopes and fears, quirks and foibles, their dreams.....their demons”
Eliza Granville, Gretel and the Dark“Love will not come to me again. I’ll vegetate like a plant in a cellar, without light.”
Eliza Granville, Gretel and the Dark“One way or another, we’re all prisoners.”
Eliza Granville, Gretel and the Dark“All the soul cares about is experiencing every variety of pain this world can offer. Souls are so greedy for pain they don't care whether the body is natural or man-made. In a natural body it can feel the pain. In a fabricated one it observes the effects.”
Eliza Granville, Gretel and the Dark“Older, but no wiser. Alas, our dreams continue to haunt us.”
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