Quotes Tagged "helen-oyeyemi"

While waiting for her to phone me at school I'd feel seconds bursting inside me and leaving clouds. That won't come again—it can't. I'll never have that with anyone else. I'll never even come close.
Tags: waiting, sad, relationships, never-again, mr-fox, loss, helen-oyeyemi, closeness
I wanted to ask her if she meant to spend the night here as well, but I didn't want her to say yes. It could be that she was in some kind of mood and just wanted a nap and my question might force her to adopt a stance. She does that, I've noticed; she lashes out when she thinks she's been given a cue.
Tags: relationships, mr-fox, helen-oyeyemi
Miranda waited, then said, 'But what will I do for a whole year?' Neither of them answered her. She supposed the answer was, Get better. The thought of a slow and measured crawl back to health filled her with black sand.
Tags: white-is-for-witching, waiting, unwell, time, slow, recovery, mental-illness, helen-oyeyemi, health, figurative-language