Quotes by Kim Edwards

Think of it, Dad. What if I have it in me to do that, and I dont try?

The world beyond the water was a blue of green and stone and blue. A moment later Yoshi pushed through, the water pouring down in sheets so smooth it looked like glass, and stepped into the calm [p. 296]

Each letter has a shape, she told them, one shape in the world and no other, and it is your responsibility to make it perfect.

Youre right, Norah, anything can happen, anytime. But what goes wrong isnt your fault. You cant spend the rest of your life tiptoeing around to try and avert disaster. It wont work. Youll just end up missing the life you have.

You dont know when you are immersed in a book what the reaction to it will be, but I feel great about The Lake of Dreams.

I lived for two years in Odawara, a castle town an hour outside of Tokyo, near the sea. Its a beautiful place, and I drew on my experiences there when writing The Lake of Dreams.

The Lake of Dreams grew gradually, over many years, elements and ideas accruing until they gained enough critical mass to become a novel.

You dont want to engage in road rage when the person in the next car might be your childs future teacher or your dentists father.

My first job was in a nursing home - a terrible place in retrospect. It was in an old house, and the residents were so lonely. People rarely visited them. I only stayed there a couple of months, but it made a strong impression on me.

Many Lexington natives believe they live in a special place, one impossible to leave. Im not so sure about that - or its more accurate to say I think a more general truth exists beneath it: the place you first call home stays with you always, whether you remain or go.

“You cant stop time. You cant capture light. You can only turn your face up and let it rain down.”

“She had died at age twelve, and by now she was nothing but the memory of love-- nothing, now, but bones.”