The Starling: A Scottish Story

“I know exactly why Icarus flew so high: when you’ve spent too long in the dark, you’ll melt your own wings just to feel the sun on your skin.””

— Unknown

“It occurs to me that this lonely, beastly, bleeding boy is the only person who has ever fought for me, ever stood between me and the dark and told me to save myself.””

— Unknown

“They averted their eyes from evil, and in doing so, became complicit in it.””

— Unknown

“I figure dreams are like stray cats, which go away if I quit feeding them.””

— Unknown

“It occurs to me that I’ve been mourning two people all these years”

— Unknown

“How in the hell in anybody supposed to help you if you won't ask?" Because asking is dangerous, I could tell her. Because to ask is to hope that someone answers, and it hurts so bad when nobody does.””

— Unknown

“Starling House was no longer just a house. What had begun as stone and mortar had become something more, with ribs for rafters and stone for skin. It has no heart, but it feels; it has no brain, but it dreams.””

— Unknown

“I have no home, no porch light. But I have what I need, and it's enough, It's just that sometimes, God help me, I want more.””

— Unknown

“Once you’ve established a reputation for dishonesty, it becomes possible to lie simply by stating the flat truth.””

— Unknown