Ann Bennett > Quotes

“She had a long life, dear,’ one of the old village ladies reminded her, gripping Chloe’s hand when she said goodbye. ‘A long, full, and colourful life. To be celebrated, not mourned.’ Of course, she was right. Gran had lived to the ripe old age of ninety-five and had died peacefully in her sleep. But, even so, the loss was hard to bear.”
― Ann Bennett, The Fortune Teller of Kathmandu

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― Ann Bennett, The Lotus House