Martha Hall Kelly > Quotes

“Somewhere in a corner of our hearts, we are always twenty,” I said. How”
― Martha Hall Kelly, Lilac Girls

“After that, we were like flies stuck in honey, alive but not really living.”
― Martha Hall Kelly, Lilac Girls

“retrouvailles, another one of those words that do not translate into English, which means “the happiness of meeting someone you love again after a long time.”
― Martha Hall Kelly, Lilac Girls

“He smiled. “I guess somewhere in a corner of our hearts, we are always twenty.”
― Martha Hall Kelly, Lilac Girls

“Father loved the fact that a lilac only blossoms after a harsh winter.”
― Martha Hall Kelly, Lilac Girls

“If I’d known I was about to meet the man who’d shatter me like bone china on terra-cotta, I would have slept in. Instead,”
― Martha Hall Kelly, Lilac Girls

“douleur, one of the many French words that do not translate into English well, which means “the pain of wanting someone you cannot have.”
― Martha Hall Kelly, Lilac Girls

“It only hurts you to hold on to the hate.”
― Martha Hall Kelly, Lilac Girls

“Turning oneself to the misfortunes of others is the best way to dispense with personal troubles. Hadn’t Lord Byron himself said, “The busy have no time for tears”?”
― Martha Hall Kelly, Lilac Girls

“How easy it is to get tangled up in your own fishing net.”
― Martha Hall Kelly, Lilac Girls

“Funny thing about grief: It gets easier with practice.”
― Martha Hall Kelly, Lilac Girls

“It’s just a thing, Kasia. Don’t waste your energy on the hate. That will kill you sure as anything. Focus on keeping your strength. You’re resourceful. Find a way to outsmart them.”
― Martha Hall Kelly, Lilac Girls

“You have a choice. To wallow in the unfairness of it all or rise above it. Fix it. Let other people in.”
― Martha Hall Kelly, Lilac Girls

“But it’s fitting in a way—Father loved the fact that a lilac only blossoms after a harsh winter.”
― Martha Hall Kelly, Lilac Girls

“guess somewhere in a corner of our hearts, we are always twenty.” Paul”
― Martha Hall Kelly, Lilac Girls

“We call that guilt, dear. It’s the foundation of some of our most popular religions.”
― Martha Hall Kelly, Lost Roses

“By doing nothing you condone it.”
― Martha Hall Kelly, Lost Roses

“Caroline wiped her cheek with the back of her gardening glove, leaving a dark smudge below one eye, then pulled off her gloves.

'But it's fitting in a way - Father loved the fact that a lilac only blossoms after a harsh winter.'

Caroline reached over and smoothed the hair back from my brow with a light touch. How many times had my mother done that? 'It's a miracle all of this beauty emerges after such hardship, don't you think?”
― Martha Hall Kelly, Lilac Girls

“Oh, please—may we keep the coffee? It’s all we have.”
― Martha Hall Kelly, Lilac Girls

“Men may leave, but books will always remain true.”
― Martha Hall Kelly, Lost Roses

“Somewhere in a corner of our hearts, we are always twenty,” I said.”
― Martha Hall Kelly, Lilac Girls

“As the cab drove off, I caught a glimpse of Paul in the crowd and felt a rush of retrouvailles, another one of those words that do not translate into English, which means “the happiness of meeting someone you love again after a long time.” I”
― Martha Hall Kelly, Lilac Girls

“Somewhere in a corner of our hearts, we are always twenty,”
― Martha Hall Kelly, Lilac Girls

“Remember, you may not be of my body, but you are of my heart.”
― Martha Hall Kelly, Sunflower Sisters

“A doctor without love is like a mechanic.”
― Martha Hall Kelly, Lilac Girls

“I’d known I was about to meet the man who’d shatter me like bone china on terra-cotta, I would have slept in. Instead,”
― Martha Hall Kelly, Lilac Girls

“This country was founded on principles of equality and fairness, and you would do well to remember that. I don’t think it would help your business to have people think you harbor negative feelings toward any one group.” “I certainly will remember”
― Martha Hall Kelly, Lilac Girls

“Something wet drifted down to my face. Was that rain? I hoped no one would mistake it for tears.”
― Martha Hall Kelly, Lilac Girls

“It’s a miracle all this beauty emerges after such hardship, don’t you think?”
― Martha Hall Kelly, Lilac Girls

“I marveled at how, with some people, time apart never matters.”
― Martha Hall Kelly, Lost Roses