Jessie Burton, The Miniaturist Quotes
Everything man sees he takes for a toy. 'Thus is he always, forever a boy.
Growing older does not seem to make you more certain. It simply presents you with more reasons for doubt.
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.
The night darkens, the stars unfriendly, the cold a knife upon her neck - but Nella waits, until she can no longer difference between Johannes and the darkness that carries him away.
What are we all chasing? Nella wonders. To live, of course. To be unbound from the invisible ropes that Johannes spoke of in his study. Or to be happy in them, at least.
Believe it or don't believe it, Madame. But my feet are tired too. Bloody tired. Like a dead man's.
Take care, take care. This city thrives! It's money gives you wings to soar. But it is a yoke on your shoulders and you would do well to take note of the bruise around your neck.
Love your children, for they are the seeds that will make this city bloom.
All we can do if we're lucky is stich up the mistakes other people make.
Because, Petronella - it's something in his soul. It's something in his soul and you can't get it out.
The rules of this house are written in water. I must either sink or swim.
This city is like no other city in the world. It is brilliant but it is bloated, and I've never called it home
You are a stone, thrown upon a lake. But the ripples you create will never make you still.