Lea Carpenter > Quotes

“Eventually I understood that enlightenment for him was being at peace with internal conflict.”
― Lea Carpenter, Red, White, Blue

“Anyone who met him today would say, *Soldier. Fighter.* They would want him on their team. As a mother she was willing to engage in pride over fear and to admit the possibility that his sacrifice was hers, too. His sacrifice was something she had been able to give her country.”
― Lea Carpenter, Eleven Days

“The thing is, when you open a new door in your mind everything can seem unclear, up for new interpretation.”
― Lea Carpenter, Ilium

“Paying attention is the cardinal sign of love.”
― Lea Carpenter, Red, White, Blue

“would explain that fear, and a sense of injustice, often inspires bad actions.”
― Lea Carpenter, Red, White, Blue

“That's an only-one scenario," someone said. When I asked what he meant he told me, "A situation where the only option is equally seductive and terrifying." Then he said, "You know, removal of a dictator, falling in love, equally seductive and terrifying." See how many things you can think of that fit into that category,”
― Lea Carpenter, Red, White, Blue

“No one had ever taken care of me. Only later would I understand the upside of that.”
― Lea Carpenter, Ilium