It's not a real name," she says. "Not one that he's carried with him always. It's one he wears like his hat. So he can take it off if he wants. Erin Morgenstern More Quotes by Erin Morgenstern More Quotes From Erin Morgenstern I have never lied, “ Mr. Barris counters, standing as well. “I do not share what I am not at liberty to say. I gave my word and I intend to keep it but I have never lied to you. You never even asked me, you assumed I knew nothing. Erin Morgenstern liedlibertyshare I wished for her,” he says. Erin Morgenstern Sometimes I write what I can't paint, and I paint what I can't write. I use a different part of the brain. Erin Morgenstern differentbrainwriting Wine is bottled poetry, he thinks. Erin Morgenstern winethinking Something about the circus stirs their souls, and they ache for it when it is absent. Erin Morgenstern circusachesoul Trespassers Will Be Exsanguinated. Erin Morgenstern He turns and walks away, moving so quickly that the candle flames shiver with the motion of the air. “I miss you,” Isobel says as he leaves, but the sentiment is crushed by the clatter of the beaded curtain falling closed behind him. Erin Morgenstern airfallmoving I am haunted by the ghost of my father, I think that should allow me to quote Hamlet as much as I please. Erin Morgenstern ghostfatherthinking You prefer not to see the gears of the clock, as to better tell time. Erin Morgenstern clockgears Better to have a single perfect diamond than a sack of flawed stones. Erin Morgenstern diamondstonesperfect I suggest you keep your distance from her and concentrate on your own work.” “I’m in love with her.” “I am sorry to hear that,” he says. “It will make the challenge a great deal more difficult for you.” “We have been playing at this for more than a decade, when does it end?” “It ends when there is a victor. Erin Morgenstern distancechallengessorry “Nothing's impossible,” Poppet responds. She smiles at him and jumps, her red hair trailing out behind her as she falls. Erin Morgenstern redhairfall I'm a firm believer that lighting affects mood, and twinkly lights on strings bring something magical to occasions ranging from concerts to weddings, though I'm fond of using them as year-round home decor. There's a reason why they're sometimes called fairy lights. When the night is right, there aren't any strings at all. Erin Morgenstern lighthomenight I don't always write in order, so composing multi-book stories could get complicated. Erin Morgenstern writingorderbook This is, in part, why there is less magic in the world today. Magic is secret and secrets are magic, after all, and years upon years of teaching and sharing magic and worse. Writing it down in fancy books that get all dusty with age has lessened it, removed its power bit by bit. Erin Morgenstern teachingwritingbook Celia, wait,” Marco says, standing but not moving closer to her. “You are breaking my heart. You told me once that I reminded you of your father. That you never wanted to suffer the way your mother did for him, but you are doing exactly that to me. You keep leaving me. You leave me longing for you again and again when I would give anything for you to stay, and it is killing me.” “It has to kill one of us,” Celia says quietly. Erin Morgenstern motherfathermoving The circus itself is my personal ideal entertainment venue. Erin Morgenstern venuescircusentertainment I binge write. I think it's because I started seriously writing by participating in National Novel Writing Month, an online-based challenge to write 50,000 words in 30 days. Erin Morgenstern challengeswritingthinking The Burgess sisters arrived together. Tara and Lainie do a little bit of everything. Sometimes dancers, sometimes actresses. Once they were librarians, but that is a subject they will only discuss if heavily intoxicated. Erin Morgenstern dancertogetherlittles Marco moves to close the distance between them, kissing away her tears before catching her lip with his own. As he kisses her, the bonfire glows brighter. The acrobats catch the light perfectly as they spin. The entire circus sparkles, dazzling every patron. Erin Morgenstern distancekissingmoving
