5 Quotes & Sayings By Siri Mitchell

Siri Mitchell was born in San Francisco and grew up in Los Angeles. She is the author of a series of novels for middle-grade readers, including the acclaimed Lily and the Octopus, which earned her a Newbery Honor, a National Book Award finalist, and a New York Times bestseller. Other titles include The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever; The Invisible Bridge; and The Peaceable Kingdom. She was co-editor of the New York Times bestseller A Summer to Die Read more

She lives in Boston with her husband, two children, and two big dogs.

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When I was a child, Mama had the best voice of all the members of the church. She had loved to sing. Her words had soared like an angel's over the swells of the organ. In fact, I now suspected, her entire theology had been taken from the hymnal. Siri Mitchell
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I curtsied. 'Thank you, Mr. Stansbury. And I apologize for my lack of grace.' He bowed. 'Never apologize for being courageous, Miss Withersby. Siri Mitchell
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There comes a time when even the thing you love betrays you...you have to know when it's time to give it up, I suppose. Doesn't mean you love it any less, of course. Just means it's time to move on. When you can't agree with the decisions that bind you, then you have to take your talents elsewhere. Siri Mitchell
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Love is not some tool for manipulation. Love is a gift - love is from God. Love means everything. Siri Mitchell