Quote for Today: Catherynne M. Valente
“This maze is laid out such that should you step through the correct path, by its end you will have learned the most extraordinary dance, such that any coronation …
Quote for Today: Catherynne M. Valente
A story is a map of the world. A gloriously colored and wonderful map, the sort one often sees framed and hanging on the wall in a study full …
Quote for Today: Catherynne M. Valente
The word I love is Arete. It has a simple meaning and a complicated meaning. The simple one is: excellence. But if that were all, we’d just use Excellence and …
Quote for Today: Catherynne M. Valente
“Have you never known a cruel wind? What an easy, balmy, tropical life you must have! I never tease, madam! I coax, I beguile, I stomp, I throw tantrums, and …
Quote for Today: Catherynne M. Valente
I see you go bare-shod. This is most likely extremely sensible. Shoes are no end of trouble for girls. . . . How many have danced to death in slippers …
Quote for Today: Catherynne M. Valente
Squeeze your eyes closed, as tight as you can, and think of all your favorite autumns, crisp and perfect, all bound up together like a stack of cards. That is …
Quote for Today: Catherynne M. Valente
She did not know yet how sometimes people keep parts of themselves hidden and secret, sometimes wicked and unkind parts, but often brave or wild or colorful parts, cunning or …