Catherynne M. Valente Quote Explained: ...For grace may only be found briefly, and always in the midst of madness.

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Remember this when you are queen,” he whispered hoarsely. “I moved the earth and the water for you.

Novelist

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What is the world but a boxing ring where fools and devils put up their fists?

- Catherynne M. Valente

Novelist

Boxing
Devil

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It is well known that reading quickens the growth of a heart like nothing else.

- Catherynne M. Valente

Novelist

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You can never know how your clock runs. But it does run – and always faster than you think.

- Catherynne M. Valente

Novelist

Running

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Don’t worry,” Marya whispered, kissing his forehead. “My old bones will follow yours soon enough.

- Catherynne M. Valente

Novelist

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When one is traveling, everything looks brighter and lovelier.

- Catherynne M. Valente

Novelist

Travel

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Never put your faith in a Prince. When you require a miracle, trust in a Witch.

- Catherynne M. Valente

Novelist

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That’s what happens to friends, eventually. They leave you. It’s practically what they’re for.

- Catherynne M. Valente

Novelist

…For grace may only be found briefly, and always in the midst of madness.

…For grace may only be found briefly, and always in the midst of madness.

Remember this when you are queen,” he whispered hoarsely. “I moved the earth and the water for you.

What is the world but a boxing ring where fools and devils put up their fists?

It is well known that reading quickens the growth of a heart like nothing else.

You can never know how your clock runs. But it does run – and always faster than you think.

Don’t worry,” Marya whispered, kissing his forehead. “My old bones will follow yours soon enough.

When one is traveling, everything looks brighter and lovelier.

Never put your faith in a Prince. When you require a miracle, trust in a Witch.

That’s what happens to friends, eventually. They leave you. It’s practically what they’re for.

It’s not the one thing nor the other that leads to madness, but the space in between.

If the grace of God miraculously operates, it probably operates through the subliminal door.

[Religion is] the attempt to be in harmony with an unseen order of things.

In effective womanly beauty form is more than face, and manner more than either.

Concession comes with better grace and more salutary effect from superior power.

Gracefulness is to the body what understanding is to the mind. Explain

Above all, live in the present moment and God will give you all the grace you need.

Simplicity is that grace which frees the soul from all unnecessary reflections upon itself. Explain

…For grace may only be found briefly, and always in the midst of madness.

…For grace may only be found briefly, and always in the midst of madness.

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