Libba Bray

“You look very handsome, Papa," I say. The twinkle is back in his eyes. "Smoke and mirrors," he says with a wink.…

— Libba Bray

...I do have to wonder what sort of childhood the Grimm brothers endured. They are not a merry bunch of storytellers, what…

— Libba Bray

There is a dualism inherent in democracy--opposing forces pushing against each other, always. Culture clashes. Different belief systems. All coming together to…

— Libba Bray

“Rest. Then speak of what you know. Show them what you have seen. Witness until their comfort yields to questions. Till their…

— Libba Bray

“See, now I don't know whether to be all 'Yay!' because you're empowered or sad because you're having delusional almost-sex with an…

— Libba Bray

“His hand was a claw, sharp enough to open her. She would be like all the others—Ruta Badowski, in her broken dancing…

— Libba Bray

In every end, there is also a beginning.

— Libba Bray

She never utters a sound even when she's crying, and that makes me a little sad. Doesn't seem right. When you cry,…

— Libba Bray

I changed the world; the world changed me. Everything you do comes back to you. When you affect a situation, you are…

— Libba Bray

“I have met the devil, and her name is Cecily Temple”

— Libba Bray

No one asks how or what I am doing. They could not care less. We’re all looking glasses, we girls, existing only…

— Libba Bray

She was chosen,' Mae insists. No, you're wrong,' I say. 'She was only a girl.'... She was gone for some time. You…

— Libba Bray

All things are possible.

— Libba Bray

Naughty John, Naughty John, does his work with his apron on. Cuts your throat and takes your bones, sells 'em off for…

— Libba Bray

How do people stay in love, anyway? Is it a choice? Or is it like those plants we studied in biology that…

— Libba Bray

Maybe that's what real friendship is -- getting so used to people that you need to be annoyed by them.

— Libba Bray

“Imagine living each day and not being able to trust your own mind. Imagine having it lie to you, trick you, tell…

— Libba Bray

And just as I begin to believe that all is well, there is some subtle change in the light. The room takes…

— Libba Bray

You are absolute angels of the first order. If I were Pope, I’d canonize you.” “The Pope would probably love to turn…

— Libba Bray

Do not be tempted by English roses. Their beauty fades, but their thorns are forever.

— Libba Bray

Why is it that some secrets can drown you while some pull you close to others in a way you never want…

— Libba Bray

“Oh, honey, of course it hurts! Beauty is pain. But you don't want to look like a troll, do you?”

— Libba Bray

“I told him Friday was a different religious occasion: Doctor Who . Hey, it's not my fault they don't have TiVo yet.”

— Libba Bray

It's so laughable that it's somewhere beyond comedy and right into tragedy again.

— Libba Bray

Free the snow globes!

— Libba Bray