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Little Fires Everywhere Quotes

Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

Little Fires Everywhere Quotes
"Everyone sees race, Lex. The only difference is who pretends not to."
"The ironic thing is that in ten years we're going to see Izzy on Springer."
"It's like she's trying not to be seen. Like she wants to hide in plain sight."
"Maybe she didn't know what she was giving up until afterward. Maybe once she saw the baby she changed her mind."
"Come on, Pearl. I'm gonna need someone to dance with."
"We’re too old for trick-or-treating, but never too old for Halloween fun."
"Let's be Charlie's Angels; iconic, diverse, and ready for action."
"The most surreal night, filled with costumes, chaos, and unexpected encounters."
"Dressed as an angel, yet hosting a night of devilish delight."
"Alone in a crowd, sipping Stoli and Coke, searching for a familiar face."
"The night took a turn; a vivid party descends into a messy, drunken haze."
"A makeshift dance floor, a place of escape and unexpected connections."
"The art of slipping away unnoticed, leaving a party of chaos behind."
"A silent ride home, the comfort of leather seats under a sky full of stars."
"Morning brings reflection, a night's adventure leaving its mark in unexpected ways."
"A photograph captures a moment, but the story behind it remains a mystery."
"In the quest for art, a forgotten photograph reveals hidden layers of a familiar face."
"A rebellious act, a school in chaos, a silent protest against injustice."
"Finding solace in creativity, a shared passion ignites an unlikely friendship."
"A family portrait, captured not in pictures, but in the bonds that tie us together."
"In every rebellion, a hidden truth, waiting to be uncovered."
"The complexity of motherhood, captured in a single, candid photograph."
"A discovery that challenges the narrative, revealing the depth of unseen stories."
"A photograph, a piece of art, becomes a window to the past, unlocking secrets long buried."
"In the heart of rebellion, a spark of creativity, a desire to disturb the universe."
"Inside, the house was already full to overflowing. There were mimosas and an omelet station."
"Only where the Richardsons had right away had Lexie, then Trip and Moody and Izzy in quick succession, Mrs. McCullough had undergone over a decade of trying."
"Little Mirabelle was a darling thing: a fuzz of dark hair topped by a pink ribbon headband, a round pert face with two enormous brown eyes."
"She wasn’t abandoned, Izzy. She was left at a fire station where someone would find her safely."
"Indeed, staring down that night at the baby’s long lashes, the little rosebud mouth half open in deep and contented slumber, she and her husband had felt nothing could be more appropriate."
"A mother should never have to give up her child."
"To a parent, your child wasn’t just a person: your child was a place, a kind of Narnia, a vast eternal place where the present you were living and the past you remembered and the future you longed for all existed at once."
"Bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh, she had thought again as Pearl’s eyes fluttered closed once more, and she was certain that no one could ever love this child as she did."
"How could these people take a child from its mother?"
"Rules existed for a reason: if you followed them, you would succeed; if you didn’t, you might burn the world to the ground."
"You must keep your legs elevated for at least twenty minutes."
"Everything in there looks fine. If you want to get pregnant, you shouldn’t have any trouble."
"Everything had an unrevealed side or unexplored depths."
"Anything had the potential to transform, and this, to her, seemed the true meaning of art."
"Nothing was going to distract her from her work, she promised herself. The work was the only thing that mattered."
"Most of the time, everyone deserves more than one chance. We all do things we regret now and then. You just have to carry them with you."
"What made someone a mother? Was it biology alone, or was it love?"
"What do you do? Well, you stood up. You rinsed your mud-caked knees and pulled your feet out of the muck."
"Sometimes I think that we’d all be better off that way. Maybe at birth everyone should be given to a family of another race to be raised."
"The only requirement is that we love Mirabelle. And we do. We want to give her a better life."
"If men ever got periods, believe me, you’d all be in a ball on the ground from cramps."
"You’re fine. You’re going to be fine."
"This might be your last chance, Linda. Anything you’ve got, we’d better throw at them."
"I wondered if she might have been pregnant, and then ended it."
"Having an abortion doesn’t make her a bad mother, of course."
"You always know what to do. What on earth would I do without you?"
"You gonna be okay, honey. You gonna be fine. God works in mysterious ways."
"I always knew there was something about you."
"I think it’s time you moved on. By tomorrow."
"People are like that, too. They start over. They find a way."
"It isn’t fair. You promised we were staying put."
"Sometimes you need to start over from scratch."
"You promised. And I’m sorry. Something’s happened."
"You understand, Elena, I’d love to help you. It’s just if anyone found out—"
"Sometimes, just when you think everything’s gone, you find a way."
"She’s not dying. She’s going to survive, if that’s what you mean."
"Then I’ll owe them much, much more than the price of the photos."