“I wasn't that familiar with silent films. I didn't know, for example, how hugely popular silent films were in the 1920s, how people would go to the movies several times a week.” PeopleKnowsFilmWeekExampleSilentFamiliarSilent Films Author:Laura Moriarty
“While I was writing the book, I went to see Louise Brooks's most famous film, Pandora's Box, at the Tivoli in Kansas City, and it was a lovely experience. You can watch old silent films on DVD or even on YouTube, but it was a different feeling watching her up on the big screen, seeing the film the way people saw it all those years ago.” PeopleWayWritingYearsBookDifferentFeelingsBigsFilmCitiesWatchesSawsSeeingYears AgoSilentBoxesScreensLovelyYoutubeBrooksDvdsKansasBig ScreenPandoraKansas CityPandora's BoxSilent FilmsDifferent Feelings Author:Laura Moriarty
“My mother says that when Mrs. Rowley is mean, which is generally the case, it is really because she is just unhappy, and who could blame her with a husband like that . . . She says this is really the only reason people are ever mean--they have something hurting inside of them, a claw of unhappiness scratching at their hearts, and it hurts them so much that sometimes they have to push it right out of their mouths to scratch someone else, just to give themselves a rest, a moment of relief.” PeopleGivingHeartMeanSometimesReasonMomentsMotherHurtCasesHusbandMouthsBlameUnhappyReliefUnhappinessIt HurtsScratchesClawsMeannessHurting Inside Author:Laura Moriarty
“You could push people away, past their limits, even accidentally, and then it was just too late to get them back” PeoplePastLimitsLateToo Late Book:The Rest of Her Life Source: The Rest of Her Life
