Isobelle Carmody quotes

The deepest wounds aren't the ones we get from other people hurting us. They are the wounds we give ourselves when we hurt other people. (Isobelle Carmody)
‎It is better to pursue a hopeless hope than to give in to black despair. View quote
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That was what happened to laughter when you caged it. It became unbearably sad. It was worse than crying. View quote
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Sometimes success demands a certain refined insanity. View quote
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Sometimes I am afraid for people like you who have to know things. Your kind will dig and hunt and worry at it until one day you will find what is hidden, waiting for you. View quote
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Don't you understand that wanting does not belong here, because that is what wounds, and there is never an end to it. View quote
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Maruman does not loll. View quote
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Never trust a mirror,' his mother had told him. 'They never tell the truth unless you make them. View quote
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My heart belongs to you,' He promised. 'Would you have loved me when I was a girl?' 'I have always loved you. Even before I met you I loved the idea of you. View quote
Isobelle Carmody

Isobelle Carmody

Isobelle Carmody - Image
Photo: Ubud Writers Festival, CC BY 2.0
Occupation: Australian Writer
Born: June 16, 1958
Quotes count: 9