I am haunted by the ghost of my father, I think that should allow me to quote Hamlet as much as I please.
Erin MorgensternI donโt have the time to devote to circles or covens. I have to fit things in when and where I can, in stolen moments and cups of coffee. Stirring clockwise to conjure. Widdershins to banish. Thereโs never enough time, and rarely enough caffeine, but I make do with what I have. Besides, cauldrons and pointy hats are overrated. Sometimes I see other customers practicing. Pouring their cream and sugar with studied intent. Stirring with purpose. I add an extra spoonful of sugar to my own coffee for them, to make all of our enchantments sweeter.
Erin MorgensternThe past stays on you the way powdered sugar stays on your fingers. Some people can get rid of it but itโs still there, the events and things that pushed you to where you are now.
Erin MorgensternCelia, wait,โ Marco says, standing but not moving closer to her. โYou are breaking my heart. You told me once that I reminded you of your father. That you never wanted to suffer the way your mother did for him, but you are doing exactly that to me. You keep leaving me. You leave me longing for you again and again when I would give anything for you to stay, and it is killing me.โ โIt has to kill one of us,โ Celia says quietly.
Erin Morgenstern