Patricia Quotes

• His life story was the story of Patricia and him, after all, for better or worse, and if she ended his life might go on, but his story would be over.

  

  Charlie Jane Anders
  • Him
  • His
  • Life Story

• His life story was the story of Patricia and him, after all, for better or worse, and if she ended his life might go on, but his story would be over. He tripped

  

  Charlie Jane Anders
  • Story
  • Him
  • Ended

• Crushed wing. Crying, in a pitch almost too high for Patricia to hear. She looked into the sparrow’s eye, enveloped by a dark stripe, and she saw its fear. Not just fear, but also misery - as if this bird knew it would die

  

  Charlie Jane Anders
  • Fear
  • Misery
  • Looked

• “No!” Patricia’s eyes flooded and she felt short of breath. “You can’t! You can’t!” And then she was running, careening, with the red bucket in one hand. She could hear her sister behind her, smashing branches.

  

  Charlie Jane Anders
  • Running
  • Sister
  • Hear

• If Patricia closed her eyes and breathed deeply, she could imagine the people unloading wooden foil-lined crates stamped with names of cities like Marrakesh and Bombay.

  

  Charlie Jane Anders
  • Imagine
  • Names
  • Cities

• “We’re lost in the woods,” Patricia said with a shiver. “I’m probably going to be eaten by a bear.

  

  Charlie Jane Anders
  • Lost
  • Bear
  • Woods

• Patricia decided there was nothing to do but climb the nearest tree and see if she could see anything from it. Like a road. Or a house. Or some landmark that Dirrp might recognize.

  

  Charlie Jane Anders
  • Tree
  • See
  • Climb

• He found himself curious to ask her stuff and see how she responded - because he never, ever knew what Patricia would say about anything. He only knew it would be something weird.

  

  Charlie Jane Anders
  • Weird
  • Ask
  • Curious

• “Laurence?” “Yeah.” He shrugged. And then his eyes grew. “Patricia?” “Yeah.” “Oh, cool. It’s good to, uh, see you again. How have you been?”

  

  Charlie Jane Anders
  • Good
  • See
  • Again

• “Oh,” Patricia said. “Then I’m a witch. I guess.” “Ah.” The eagle’s hooked beak clicked. “But you will have to prove it. Or both you and Dirrp will be punished.

  

  Charlie Jane Anders
  • Prove
  • Witch
  • Punished

• “It’s okay,” Patricia told the bird. “I’ve got you. It’s okay.

  

  Charlie Jane Anders
  • Bird
  • Okay
  • Patricia