Portrait of the Pen, a character in the novel The Hammock and the Hummingbirds by Karine Baridon.
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The PenCoraline’s therapist, soft as a feather

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“What brings you here? How can I help you?” (ch. 37)

“No one ever steps in the same river twice… Heraclitus.” (ch. 39)

“So stand firm in your boots and wait for them to get it wrong. It’s the best way to be right.” (ch. 39)

“First, protect yourself. Then learn to say ‘No’. With a capital ‘N’.” (ch. 39)

“Your brain is in Netflix-trauma mode. It replays the episode on a loop, unlimited anxiety subscription.” (ch. 41)

“Your worry also says something about you and your book. Create AND look after yourself.” (ch. 41)

“Freedom is love that lets you breathe, even when you sneeze.” (ch. 42)

Find her in the book37

Who is she?

Coraline’s therapist

Nicknamed the Pen, soft as a feather.

Tall, slim, blonde with blue eyes, with the slightly brisk air of a girl from Eastern Europe. She asks questions to bring things to the surface, and she gives advice too.

What she doesShe listens, she brings things to the surface, and she gives advice.
Who she sees in the bookCoraline, one hour at a time
Where she livesIn a consulting room, next door to the doctor’s

Her look Soft as a feather. (ch. 37)

What people say about her

Her way of working — A question, then nothing. She waits for it to come. (ch. 37)

What makes her memorable

Her diagnosis The great reset.

“Arrived where, exactly?” (ch. 37)

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