Quotes by Edward Fahey, The Gardens of Ailana

“Harvey wanted to dive into his ugliness; he intentionally reached for those long hours of soul desolation. He waited. He paced, ready to face down whatever was to come.Paulettes, though, busted loo...”

“Paulette awoke with an ache in her heart, a grinding in her gut. If there really was a God, why would He have let anyone put a child through that? She had survived, but at what cost? She was an iti...”

“There comes a hush between darkness and day.Like expectation of a caress.A murmur of silence. Tree crests peeked down at Paulette through slowly lifting fog. Bark felt around for its texture again....”

“Forgiveness doesnt make one person better, or the other guy smaller. Forgiving is just letting go. Its turning back toward being what we really are.”

“Life is about trying to find our ways back to our one shared soul. When were looking out at the stars, were looking into ourselves.”

“Ancient philosophers and spiritual teachers were explorers. They wanted us to be as well. They thought we should understand this physical world, but not get stuck here. For thousands of years we ha...”

“Paulette had never been flush with self-confidence. People took that as humility, but humility isnt painful and crippling. She hadnt yet learned that humble and self-destructive arent the same thin...”

“[Charlie is dying:]After what seemed a long while, but hadnt been, Marsh gave Paulettes hand a warm and caring squeeze. Theyre here for him, she said.But their heavenly visitors didnt take him righ...”

“Forgiveness doesn’t make one person better, or the other guy smaller. Forgiving is just letting go. It’s turning back toward being what we really are.”

“Life is about trying to find our ways back to our one shared soul. When we’re looking out at the stars, we’re looking into ourselves.”

“[Charlie is dying:]After what seemed a long while, but hadn’t been, Marsh gave Paulette’s hand a warm and caring squeeze. “They’re here for him,” she said.But their heavenly visitors didn’t take hi...”