“Happiness was not the only virtue. After all, loneliness wrote great symphonies and could paint masterpieces. It was the imperfections and miseries that necessitated the magic.” HappinessMagicLonelinessMasterpieceAlchemyImperfectionsThe Measure Of GoldSarah C Patten Quotes Book:The Measure of Gold Source: The Measure of Gold
“They had spent whole summers collecting other ingredients from the forest— micah, chalk, the resin of a pine tree, lichen, some wax, and a drop of dew. After a long and belabored search, Penelope had even discovered some locust wings in the piles of dust beneath her father’s unkempt desk. She had been mixing strange scientific and alchemical potions with her father for as long as she could remember.” ScienceNatureMagicAlchemyPotionsThe Measure Of GoldSarah C Patten Quotes Book:The Measure of Gold Source: The Measure of Gold