Granana Quotes & Sayings

We all serve the illusion from time to time, but when we are able to see through it, we become open to reality. Then and only then can we understand and know our true selves and our purpose in life. — Gary Markwick

There is no rerun of life. Rejoice while breathe. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Once my cares were far away,
Yes, once my cares were far away,
Now my love has gone from me
And misery is in my heart to stay. — Stephen King

Like all religions, Reason presents itself as the solution to the problems it has created — John Ralston Saul

The Lord is the Lord of my life. He gives me hope. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Have you ever had the experience where you thought what you were doing was a good thing but later learned that it had hurt someone? At the time, you were totally unconcerned, oblivious to the other person's feelings. This is somewhat similar to the way many of us treat our socks. — Marie Kondo

Granana lives on the other side of the island. She's eighty-four, I'm twelve, and Wallow's fourteen, so it's a little ambiguous as to who's babysitting whom. — Karen Russell

Humor tells you where the trouble is. — Louise Bernikow

What does the novel do? It tells beautiful, shapely lies which enclose hard, exact truths. — Julian Barnes

I believe in the promise of America. Being a Cuban refugee, having come here when I was eight, I know that this is a shining city on the hill. — Ileana Ros-Lehtinen

Granana doesn't understand what the big deal is. She didn't cry at Olivia's funeral, and I doubt she even remembers Olivia's name. Granana lost, like, ninety-two million kids in childbirth. All of her brothers died in the war. She survived the Depression by stealing radish bulbs from her neighbors' garden, and fishing the elms for pigeons. Dad likes to remind us of this in a grave voice, as if it explained her jaundiced pitilessness: Boys. Your grandmother ate pigeons. — Karen Russell

Sometimes the writing just comes and we're like, oh yeah. Gotta love when that happens. — Buffy Andrews