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“Her heart's breaking. It breaks three times a week on account of people treating her so badly, and she knows that all you can do is laugh it off.”

Sad Heartbreak Broken Heart Mistreated Helen Oyeyemi Mr Fox Revictimization

Book:Mr. Fox

Source: Mr. Fox

“Three creaks. She stepped three times. What is the meaning of it? Three creaks, three weeks? If she comes back for her shoes in three days, then I only need to empty them another three times. If it really is three weeks that were meant, what then. If three months, what then. Three years. That's why I had to write it down now. By then I may no longer believe I heard anything in Miri's room.”

Waiting Horror Sad Haunting Ending Helen Oyeyemi Last Lines White Is For Witching

Book:White Is for Witching

Source: White Is for Witching

“While waiting for her to phone me at school I'd feel seconds bursting inside me and leaving clouds. That won't come again—it can't. I'll never have that with anyone else. I'll never even come close.”

Waiting Relationships Loss Sad Closeness Helen Oyeyemi Mr Fox Never Again

Book:Mr. Fox

Source: Mr. Fox

“And other times—too often, maybe—I don't dare have an opinion in case it upsets anyone.”

Sad Scared Opinions Repressed Helen Oyeyemi Mr Fox People Pleaser Stifled

Book:Mr. Fox

Source: Mr. Fox

“Have you ever heard a note in someone's voice that said 'This is the end?' I heard it in the next words he said to me, and I stopped listening.”

Sad Breakup End Ending Helen Oyeyemi Mr Fox

Book:Mr. Fox

Source: Mr. Fox

“One or the other of us said 'I can't,' and if it was me I don't know why because I wanted to. Maybe I'm just remembering it wrongly to help me get over the rejection.”

Motivation Sad Memory Rejection Helen Oyeyemi White Is For Witching Unreliable Narrator Unreliable Memory

Book:White Is for Witching

Source: White Is for Witching

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