💬 Quotes to quote
Every line below comes from the novel and can be quoted as it is. Each quote says who is speaking: Coraline, the narrator, or the Viking, the character.
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⭐ Signature line
“My pen is my No.” — Coraline
“Don’t interpret my novel. Live your own.” — Coraline
“My pen is my no. A calm, living no, that protects the peace. Not against others: for me.” — Coraline
🔥 Turning anger into creation
“I’m turning my chaos into a creative gold mine. Creating sets me free!” — Coraline
“I picked up a pen to recycle my anger into creative compost. It’s very eco-friendly.” — Coraline
“I chose to create, not to take a shot!” — Coraline
“I’m angry… and too clear-eyed to stay that way. I’d rather laugh and be free than be right and cry about it.” — Coraline
“The stories in my book are antiseptic plasters.” — Coraline
💫 Healing rather than revenge
“Result: healed, not bitter. I’ve forgiven. I’m free.” — Coraline
“I’ve been through it, I laugh about it, I live it!” — Coraline
“I haven’t changed my nature. I’ve changed the way I look at things.” — Coraline
“No to pathos, yes to the dignity of the scapegoats.” — Coraline
“I had to put a full stop to my sentence one day! I chose an exclamation mark.” — Coraline
✍️ Writing and the creative process
“I write to laugh, to welcome our humanity and our vulnerability, which becomes our strength.” — Coraline
“I write to invite, never to impose.” — Coraline
“I write trusting my intuition, without knowing where I’m going.” — Coraline
“The ideas came like stars, one by one, with no plan.” — Coraline
😄 Self-deprecation
“Original bodywork: going forwards, my chest leads the way as a scout. Reversing, my bum warns me of obstacles.” — Coraline
“If you think I have no flaws, you’re wrong; but let me reassure you straight away, I don’t own up to all of them.” — Coraline
“I suffer from an incurable allergy to control and unsolicited advice.” — Coraline
“My comebacks often come at dessert time.” — Coraline
“I close the app with the grace of a soufflé collapsing. Drained, limp, my soul shrivelled up.” — Coraline
“I was the hand double for snow shovels.” — Coraline
“A real human, with a brain and a heart. Now a protected species.” — Coraline
🪓 The Viking — the character’s lines
Careful: these lines belong to the fictional character, not to the author.
“I’m your emotional catalyst.” — the Viking
“My Rune Readers are studying it.” — the Viking
“At last, a place where I can be myself… or someone else. We’ll see.” — the Viking
“At last, a call to action I agree with. Shall we dance?” — the Viking
📱 Opening scene
“The Viking viewed your profile.” — the notification that sets it all off
“My hero is a madly charming fifty-something, vain, controlling and slightly singed-toasted. I thought you’d be perfect to promote the role.” — Coraline
“Two views! Ah yes, it’s confirmed: this profile is completely obsolete.” — Coraline
🦋 The punchline
“So, shall we dance?” — the last line of the novel
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