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“Oublier les morts, c'était un peu comme les tuer une seconde fois.”
― Christelle Dabos, Les Fiancés de l'hiver

“Going through the mirrors requires confronting yourself. You need guts, you know, to look yourself straight in the eyes, to see yourself as you are, to dive into your own reflection. Those who hide their faces, those who lie to themselves, those who see themselves better than they are, they will never be able. So believe me, it doesn't run the sidewalks!”
― Christelle Dabos, A Winter's Promise

“I think I’m starting to get used to you”
― Christelle Dabos, A Winter's Promise

“Passer les miroirs, ça demande de s'affronter soi-même. Il faut des tripes, t'sais, pour se regarder droit dans les mirettes, se voir tel qu'on est, plonger dans son propre reflet. Ceux qui se voilent la face, ceux qui se mentent à eux-mêmes, ceux qui se voient mieux qu'ils sont, ils pourront jamais. Alors crois-moi, ça ne court pas les trottoirs !”
― Christelle Dabos, Les Fiancés de l'hiver

“Reading had always been a passion, but since when were passions the only foundations of a life?”
― Christelle Dabos, A Winter's Promise

“Olvidar a los muertos era como matarlos por
segunda vez.”
― Christelle Dabos, Les Fiancés de l'hiver

“Tant qu'Ophélie aurait des scrupules, tant qu'elle agirait en accord avec sa conscience, tant qu'elle serait capable de faire face à son reflet chaque matin, elle n'appartiendrait à personne d'autre qu'elle-même.”
― Christelle Dabos, Les Fiancés de l'hiver

“one never loves someone more than when one knows the least about them.”
― Christelle Dabos, A Winter's Promise

“Leggere un oggetto significa dimenticare un po' se stessi per fare posto al passato di un altro, mentre attraversare gli specchi significa affrontare se stessi. Ci vuole fegato per guardarsi negli occhi, vedersi per ciò che si è, immergersi nel proprio riflesso. Quelli che si mettono un velo davanti alla faccia, che mentono a se stessi e si vedono migliori di ciò che sono non ce la faranno mai. Credimi, non è cosa da tutti!”
― Christelle Dabos, Les Fiancés de l'hiver

“Una volta aveva letto un romanzo d'amore che le aveva prestato la sorella. Non aveva capito niente di quelle emozioni e si era annoiata da morire. Era anormale? Il suo corpo e il suo cuore sarebbero stati eternamente sordi a quel genere di richiami?”
― Christelle Dabos, Les Fiancés de l'hiver

“Quando gli ematomi si fossero riassorbiti e l'artigliata di Freya si fosse trasformata in cicatrice, Ofelia avrebbe rivisto il viso che conosceva. Lo sguardo però, non sarebbe più stato come prima. A forza di vedere illusioni aveva perso le proprie, e andava bene così. Quando le illusioni spariscono rimane solo la verità.”
― Christelle Dabos, Les Fiancés de l'hiver

“To read an object requires forgetting oneself a little, to leave room for the past of someone else. Traveling through mirrors, that requires facing up to oneself. One has to have guts, y’know, to look oneself straight in the peepers, see oneself as one really is, plunge into one’s own reflection. Those who close their eyes, those who lie to themselves, those who see themselves as better than they are, they could never do it. So, believe me, it’s no run-of-the-mill thing.”
― Christelle Dabos, A Winter's Promise

“Sauf ton respect, fille, tu n'es pas la feuille la plus avantageuse de notre arbre généalogique. Je veux dire, c'est juste un musée que tu tiens, pas une orfèvrerie.”
― Christelle Dabos, Les Fiancés de l'hiver

“As long as Ophelia had scruples, as long as she acted according to her conscience, as long as she could face up to her reflection every morning, she would belong to no one else but herself.”
― Christelle Dabos, A Winter's Promise

“It was seeing these worn-out men that really allowed Ophelia to take the measure of this world in which she found herself. There were those who danced at the ball, enclosed in their bubbles of illusion, and those who kept the whole machine going.”
― Christelle Dabos, A Winter's Promise

“Atravesar los espejos demanda enfrentarse a uno mismo. Se necesitan tripas para observarse directamente en los espejos, verse tal cual uno es, y sumergirse en su propio reflejo, ¿sabes? Aquellos que se ponen un velo, aquellos que se mienten a sí mismos, aquellos que se creen mejores de lo que son, jamás lo lograrán.”
― Christelle Dabos, Les Fiancés de l'hiver

“Basta uno sguardo per amarsi. Del resto, non si ama mai così bene come quando ci si conosce male.”
― Christelle Dabos, A Winter's Promise

“- Et monsieur votre mari, ma chère cousine? badina le gentilhomme, en couvrant de baisers les bras gantés.
- Mon époux? Il dilapide notre fortune au bridge, bien évidemment!
- Veillons, dans ce cas, à lui donner un peu de chance...”
― Christelle Dabos, Les Fiancés de l'hiver

“Ophelia was scared, viscerally scared, that he might have grown fond of her. She felt incapable of loving him in return. She certainly didn’t know much on the subject of feelings, but for that alchemy to work, then a man and a woman need to enjoy a minimum amount of affinity?”
― Christelle Dabos, A Winter's Promise

“fewer the people who know”
― Christelle Dabos, A Winter's Promise

“Indeed, one never loves someone more than when one knows the least about them.”
― Christelle Dabos , A Winter's Promise

“D’ailleurs, on ne s’aime jamais si bien que quand on se connaît fort mal.”
― Christelle Dabos, Les Fiancés de l'hiver

“Was it just a book, after all? It had the texture neither or vellum nor of rag paper. Awful to admit, but it resembled human skin, drained of its blood”
― Christelle Dabos, A Winter's Promise

“The elevation of the Citaceleste into the sky, the air currents for the dog sleighs, the distortions of space, the strong rooms, the concept of the sandglasses: there wasn’t a thing here that didn’t bear her trademark.”
― Christelle Dabos, A Winter's Promise

“Son coeur battait furieusement entre ses côtes, propageant un afflux de volonté à chaque pulsation.”
― Christelle Dabos, Les Fiancés de l'hiver

“Avevo predetto che non avreste superato l'inverno e mi avete smentito. Mi giudicate inadatto a offrirvi un giorno una vita decente. Permettete che anch'io superi le mie prove.”
― Christelle Dabos, A Winter's Promise

“she”
― Christelle Dabos, A Winter's Promise

“Was she attractive? How can one tell? From the gaze of a man?”
― Christelle Dabos, A Winter's Promise

“A forza di vedere illusioni aveva perso le proprie, e andava bene così. Quando le illusioni spariscono rimane solo la verità. I suoi occhi si sarebbero rivolti meno verso l’interno e più sul mondo. Avevano ancora molto da vedere e da imparare.”
― Christelle Dabos, A Winter's Promise

“On nie miaÅ‚ prawa siÄ™ w niej zakochiwać.”
― Christelle Dabos, A Winter's Promise