5 Quotes & Sayings By A Manette Ansay

A. Manette Ansay (1917-2006) was an American writer and editor. She was the author of more than forty books for adults and young adults, including Firebird Firebird; The Eighth Wonder; The Keeper; The Book of Lost Wonders; The Little Match Girl; The Story of the Amulet; The Island of Serendipity; and The Black Swan. She also edited several anthologies, including "The Best American Short Stories" (1991), "The Best American Mystery Stories" (1992), "The Best American Short Stories for Young Adults" (1998) and "The Best American Short Stories 2000" (2000) Read more

Her many other works include the novels I Married a Witch, The Way to Rainy Mountain, Shadow on the Sand, and Shepherd's Daughter, as well as three volumes of poetry.

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I have this strange feeling none of this is really happening. Like I'm standing far away from myself. Like nothing is real. Have you ever had a feeling like that? A. Manette Ansay
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If we just had some time to ourselves, we could talk to each other the way we used to. Maybe about nothing in particular at first, but even that would be a start. A. Manette Ansay
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It is a lonely thing, remembering for someone else. A. Manette Ansay
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Who else but a lover retains the ability to wound the other person with such passion, such precision? And who else but that lover has the capacity to heal what he or she has done? A. Manette Ansay