Bitterness Quote by Emma Donoghue

“One must begin somewhere, sometime, to let go of the bitterness, or be eaten alive and the marrow sucked out.”

— Jan Karon

“For the Night was never satisfied, so the Earth pulled her down, and her tongue sank into the ground like roots seeking dark sustenance..”

— Arthur Crow

“Mary was fond of her own thoughts, and could amuse herself well sitting in twilight with her hands in her lap; for, having early…

— George Eliot

“It was so dark, it was almost black and it melted on her tongue into an ancient flavor of seed pod, earth, shade, and…

— Laini Taylor

“She put down her porridge bowl and tried the tea. It was, somehow, worse than she’d expected: not just bitter, but so astringent that…

— Liane Merciel

“Mary's smile is a spotlight—whomever it lands upon becomes brighter, becomes more real. It lands upon us.”

— Catherynne M. Valente

“For I have learned that bitterness is the only way I can allow you to destroy the beautiful work that God has done in…

— Tom Kizzia

“Her shrewdness had a streak of satiric bitterness continually renewed and never carried utterly out of sight, except by a strong current of gratitude…

— George Eliot

“Instead she squeezes Mary’s arm and appreciates her kindness. Her understanding. This is why people have children, even when they believe the world is…

— Jessica Shattuck

“He had despised that Mary with her idiot smile, symbol of a story that meant nothing, servant of a God who no good to…

— Joe Hill

“It began with the Christmas tree lights. They were candy-bright, mouth-size. She wanted to feel the lightness of them on her tongue, the spark…

— Kirsty Logan

“Sometimes it is good to remind ourselves how bitterness tastes.”

— Rin Chupeco