“Because you believed in me, I figured I was honor-bound to believe in myself.”
“I figured if I told it to myself often enough, I would start believing it.”
“You might at least believe that I know honor-honor and debt.”
“Why, if I were to believe what everyone says about me, I would think myself quite, quite ugly. But I don't believe everyone, you see...I believe you because you are my friend. You think I'm beautiful, and so I am.—The Old One”
“I was wrong, I thought to myself. I honestly believed it. Not because Sister Louise told me or because she made me believe I was. I knew deep down that I was wrong and I think that my emancipation began at that moment.”
“I don't blame anyone for not believing me, if I had not experienced it myself, I would not have believed it myself.”