“You are born with the yearning arrow, my Glynna, though you are not yet fully aware of it. It is not a happy thing to possess, for nothing on earth - no goal, no person how ever beloved - will answer it. It points to the sky and to the heavens and the stars and when it cannot reach them, it must fall back to pierce your heart.” HeartPersonsEarthFallHeavenStarsGoalBornAnswersSkyBelovedYearningArrowsPierceFall BackHappy Things Author:Isobelle Carmody
“The worst predijudice is unknowing. We think we treat others as equals, but, in our deepest heart, we regard ourselves as superior. In part, this is because we are, in ways, powerful. But that does not make the race of humans (funanga) better than that of the dog or equine.” ThinkingWayHumansHeartDoePowerfulRaceWorstDogTreatsRegardSuperiorsUnknowingEquine Author:Isobelle Carmody
“My heart belongs to you,' He promised. 'Would you have loved me when I was a girl?' 'I have always loved you. Even before I met you I loved the idea of you.” HeartIdeasGirlMy HeartMetsAlways Loved YouBefore I Met You Author:Isobelle Carmody
“The mirror had broken into millions of pieces and the wind blew them all over the world. If a person got a speck in their eye, the person would only see the ugly side of things from then on, but if a piece got in their blood and it reached their heart, it would freeze into a solid block of ice and they couldn't feel anything anymore” IfsWorldFeelsHeartPersonsEyeSidesMillionsPiecesBloodWindBrokenMirrorsUglyBlockIceFreezeSpecks Author:Isobelle Carmody