Patricia A. McKillip, The Forgotten Beasts Of Eld Quotes
I wish you were small again, so I could hold you in my arms and comfort you. But you are grown, and you know that for some things there is no comfort.
You--cannot ever be certain of those you love--that they will not hurt you, even loving you. But to make me certain to love you, will be to take away any love I might give you freely.
A net of words, he said at last, is more powerful than a net of rope.
I need you to forgive me. And then perhaps I can begin to forgive myself. There is no one but you who can do that either.
Be patient, as you must always be patient with new pale seeds buried in the dark ground. When you are stronger, you can begin to think again. But now is the time to feel.