She tried to imagine what Charles would do if another man came up to him and said, "You bring me joy.
Patricia BriggsIf it would benefit you, I would kill every wolf here. But there are things that you need to do -- and interfering with that is not protecting, not in my book. The best way for me to protect you is to encourage you to be able to protect yourself.
Patricia BriggsAmericans in particular are oddly innocent in their faith that science holds explanations for everything.
Patricia BriggsAll change brings bad things and good things to replace the bad and good things that were before. It is natural to look back and say it was better beforeโbut that does not make it true. Different is not worse. It is just different.
Patricia BriggsHis brother maintained that what sent people backing away was neither his size nor his mother's blood, but solely the expression on his face. To test Samuel's theory, Charles had tried smiling - and then solemnly reported to Samuel that he had been mistaken. When Charles smiled, he told Samuel, people just ran faster.
Patricia Briggs