"Illusion is a comfortable garment thrown over an uncomfortable truth which, left too long covered, must rot."
–– Ann-Marie MacDonald (b. 1958), Canadian playwright, author, actress, and broadcast host
Source: Ann-Marie MacDonald. Fayne. Toronto: Alfred A. Knopf Canada, 2022; p. 681.
via: Commonplace Book 2024, 2025, p. 33.
""Are you very frightened, Charlotte?"
""Of course not," I sputtered.
""Then how do you propose to be brave?"
""I am terrified, Miss Gourley."
""Good show, there's your first step. Remember, all must feel fear: The important thing is not to be ruled by it."
–– Ann-Marie MacDonald (b. 1958), Canadian playwright, author, actress, and broadcast host
Source: Ann-Marie MacDonald. Fayne. Toronto: Alfred A. Knopf Canada, 2022; p. 669.
via: Commonplace Book 2024, 2025, p. 32.
"A photograph is ... a moment. But a painting is a monument."
–– Ann-Marie MacDonald (b. 1958), Canadian playwright, author, actress, and broadcast host
Source: Ann-Marie MacDonald. Fayne. Toronto: Alfred A. Knopf Canada, 2022; p. 153.
via: Commonplace Book 2024, 2025, p. 31.
