Karen Cushman Professions : WriterBorn : October 4, 1941 Browse All Authors Top 14 quotes by Karen Cushman I watched the early morning light pass over and through the windows of colored glass, leaving streaks of red and green and yellow on the stone floor. When I was little, I used to try and capture the colored light. I thought I could hold it in my hand and carry it home. Now I know it is like happiness-- it is there or it is not, you cannot hold it or keep it. Karen Cushman homeyellowmorning . . . . I cannot escape my life but can only use my determination and courage to make it the best I can. Karen Cushman i-candeterminationuse Just because you don't know everything don't mean you know nothing. Karen Cushman knowsmean Corpus Bones! I utterly loathe my life. Karen Cushman corpusloathebones Minds, like diapers, need occasional changing. Karen Cushman diapersmindneeds Seems to me home is where I am loved and safe and needed. Karen Cushman neededsafehome Seems to me God made a big mistake when He failed to put handles on watermelons. Karen Cushman mademistakefood I want to remake the world; anything less is not worth the trouble. Karen Cushman troublewantworld Love brightens and purifies the heart. Karen Cushman heart Fathers should make you feel safe. Karen Cushman shouldsafefather . . . she dreamed of nothing, for she hoped for nothing and expected nothing. It was as cold and dark inside her as out in the frosty night. Karen Cushman colddarknight I think sometimes that people are like onions. On the outside smooth and whole and simple but inside ring upon ring, complex and deep. Karen Cushman simplepeoplethinking I have developed a rash on my body where the rough cloth rubs on my skin. I wanted to take a bath, thinking that the dirt on my skin made the rash worse, but the bathing tub has been turned upside down and is being used as an extra table in the kitchen and i cannot have it until spring, so I just spread goose grease on my rash. The dogs are following me everywhere. Karen Cushman dogspringthinking Just as a river by night shines with the reflected light of the moon, so too do you shine with the light of your family, your people, and your God. So you are never far from home, never alone, wherever you go. Karen Cushman moonhomenight Similar Authors Ihab Hassan writer Ingmar Bergman writer Isabella Bird writer Ivan E. Coyote writer Al Feldstein writer Bert Sugar writerAll Authors
