Miss Forcible is one of Coraline’s neighbors. She is Miss Spink’s best friend and roommate (or perhaps partner, though the novel never delves into the specifics of their relationship.) The two women both claim that they used to be famous, well-loved actresses who performed Shakespeare and other classic plays—now, however, they live far from the city with several aging Highland terriers. Miss Forcible is, like Miss Spink, highly superstitious—but also generous and caring, even if she and Miss Spink both call Coraline “Caroline” on occasion.
Miss Miriam Forcible Quotes in Coraline
The Coraline quotes below are all either spoken by Miss Miriam Forcible or refer to Miss Miriam Forcible. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 2
Quotes
The mist hung like blindness around the house. She walked slowly to the stairs up to her family’s flat, and then stopped and looked around.
In the mist, it was a ghost-world. In danger? thought Coraline to herself. It sounded exciting. It didn’t sound like a bad thing. Not really.
Coraline went back upstairs, her fist closed tightly around her new stone.
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Miss Miriam Forcible Quotes in Coraline
The Coraline quotes below are all either spoken by Miss Miriam Forcible or refer to Miss Miriam Forcible. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 2
Quotes
The mist hung like blindness around the house. She walked slowly to the stairs up to her family’s flat, and then stopped and looked around.
In the mist, it was a ghost-world. In danger? thought Coraline to herself. It sounded exciting. It didn’t sound like a bad thing. Not really.
Coraline went back upstairs, her fist closed tightly around her new stone.
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