It is such hard work to keep your heart hidden! And worse, by the time you find it easy, it will be… — Catherynne M. Valente Copy Share Image
“Music has more rules than math or magic and it's twice as dangerous as both or either.” — Catherynne M. Valente Copy Share Image
“Time is the only magic, he said, "And Marids swim through time like the sea. Think: if you hurt yourself, and I… — Catherynne M. Valente Copy Share Image
“Let me tell you something, kid," said Mrs. H of Boston and Beacon Hill. "Magic is just a word for what's left… — Catherynne M. Valente Copy Share Image
“That's just the first part. What others call you, you become. It's a terrible magic that everyone can do — so do… — Catherynne M. Valente Copy Share Image
Magic does that. It wastes you away. Once it grips you by the ear, the real world gets quieter and quieter, until… — Catherynne M. Valente Copy Share Image
“All money is imaginary," answered the Calcatrix simply. "Money is magic everyone agrees to pretend is not magic. Observe! You treat it… — Catherynne M. Valente Copy Share Image
“Do you think I am a foo, Masha? All this time, and you speak to me as though I were a flighty… — Catherynne M. Valente Copy Share Image
“You have to be very specific when it comes to magic,” A-Through-L said sheepishly. “You must say things as carefully as you… — Catherynne M. Valente Copy Share Image
“I expect everyone in Boston has something like that ring, which is why I am glad I have never been to Boston.” — Catherynne M. Valente Copy Share Image
Koschei, Koschei,” she whispered. “What would I have been if I had never seen the birds? I am no one; I am… — Catherynne M. Valente Copy Share Image
She put her hand on her chest. “I have magic yet. If you will set the clock working again, then I must… — Catherynne M. Valente Copy Share Image
“Yes, Marya thought, the smell of woodsmoke and old snow pushing back her long black hair. Magic does that. It wastes you… — Catherynne M. Valente Copy Share Image
“In addition to all the other kinds of magic there is Yes Magic and No Magic, and Mallow is wonderful fierce at… — Catherynne M. Valente Copy Share Image
When I saw him I thought I could curl up inside him and go to sleep and never wake up." "Men are no good… — Catherynne M. Valente Copy Share Image
We all just keep moving, September. We keep moving until we stop. — Catherynne M. Valente Copy Share Image
“You couldn't ever really fix a sad story. You could only make another. And another. And another, until you found the right one at… — Catherynne M. Valente Copy Share Image
“He considers it for a moment and spits out the seeds, which sprout, quickly, into tiny junkblossoms sizzling with recursive algorithms. The algorithms wriggle… — Catherynne M. Valente Copy Share Image
“Truly, Mallow yearned to know everything. Curiosity was part of her, like her short blond hair and bitten fingernails.” — Catherynne M. Valente Copy Share Image
“The cicada lies in the earth for seventeen years. It is warm and dark there, it is soft and wet. Its little legs curl… — Catherynne M. Valente Copy Share Image
We all live inside the terrible engine of authority, and it grinds and shrieks and burns so that no one will say: lines on… — Catherynne M. Valente Copy Share Image
Her heart was bruised by the kiss, smashed and surprised and unsettled by it. September thought kisses were all nice, sweet things asked for… — Catherynne M. Valente Copy Share Image
“September put her hand on the grip of the Rivet Gun. She’d only just gotten it, and she’d promised to take copious notes for… — Catherynne M. Valente Copy Share Image
Just tell yourself a story that'll satisfy you and pretend he told it. — Catherynne M. Valente Copy Share Image
“You see, the future is a kind of stew, a soup, a vichyssoise of the present and the past. That's how you get the… — Catherynne M. Valente Copy Share Image
Fairy tales have always been about getting through the worst of everything, the darkest and the deepest and the bloodiest of events. They are… — Catherynne M. Valente Copy Share Image
