“Nothing here is more fabulous than the truth”
Jessie Burton“Then where is home, Johannes?" He looks at the maps on his wall. "I don't know," He says. "Where comfort is. And that is hard to find.”
Jessie Burton, The Miniaturist“Writing is a leap of faith. But how wonderful that the person you're putting faith in is yourself.”
Jessie Burton“1887A lifetime isn't enough to know how a person will behave.”
Jessie Burton“When you have truly come to know a person, Nella -- when you see beneath the sweet gestures, the smiles -- when you see the rage and the pitiful fear which each of us hide -- then forgiveness is everything.”
Jessie Burton“But words are water in Amsterdam, they flood your ears and set the rot, and the church's east corner is crowded.”
Jessie Burton“Growing older does not seem to make you more certain. It simply presents you with more reasons for doubt.”
Jessie Burton, The Miniaturist“A lifetime isn't enough to know how a person will behave.”
Jessie Burton, The Miniaturist“In suffering we find our truest selves.”
Jessie Burton, The Miniaturist“Marin believes love is better in the chase than caught,’ she says. He raises his eyebrows. ‘That does not surprise me. It is not better. But it is easier. One’s imagination is always more generous. And yet, the chase always tires you out in the end.”
Jessie Burton, The Miniaturist“Nothing here is more fabulous than the truth”
Jessie Burton, The Miniaturist