The Land of Yesterday

K.A. Reynolds

Top 10 Best Quotes

“What choice did she have? Adults always did what they wanted, despite their children's sensible suggestions.”

“Now the world had narrowed down to this: Tuesday hated Cecelia and Cecelia hated it back.”

“I think everyone might have secret lanterns inside them. Lanterns that, when we're especially sad or scared, might go dark and need help lighting again. Sometimes it's the care of our family and friends that brings back our spark; other times it's the care we give ourselves. Either way, once we're relit, I think we can help reignite someone else. . . . If we work together, I know we can make it.”

“Unfortunately, confusing and crazy ordeals are often the only way to get to the bottom of incomprehensible things.”

“Only those who escape Yesterday understand the language of Now.”

“My name is Cecelia Andromeda Dahl, from Hungrig, a girl of eleven, who once resided happily at 2734 Saint-Exupéry Way and now exists in the depths of despair, permanently.”

“Like all good tragedies, this story begins with love.”

“In Cecelia's opinion, people who didn't believe in fantastical things were awfully hard to listen to.”

“If people knew how to get to Yesterday, they’d leave Today, and the world would be nothing but ghosts.”

“Cecelia, do you know why you're so special?" her mother had asked. Cecelia shook her head as her hair dried her tears. "You saw in him what few are able to see in another. You saw yourself within him. Each time you looked into his eyes, you saw your own happiness, love vulnerability, and pain. You're a rare child to be able to see so deeply inside the heart of love.”

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mourning, despair, yesterday, tuesday, tragedy, hate, grief