Ruth Hogan > Quotes

“Her grandmother had once told her that one could blame ugliness on one's genes and ignorance on one's education, but there was absolutely no excuse whatsoever for being dull.”
― Ruth Hogan, The Keeper of Lost Things

“the wonderful thing about books was that they were films that played inside your head.”
― Ruth Hogan, The Keeper of Lost Things

“In this world, Daisy, we are tiny. We can’t always win and we can’t always be happy. But the one thing that we can always do is try.”
― Ruth Hogan, The Keeper of Lost Things

“If you never get sadness, how do you know what happy is like?” she asked.”
― Ruth Hogan, The Keeper of Lost Things

“Time for the lovely cup of tea”
― Ruth Hogan, The Keeper of Lost Things

“dress for yourself, and marry for love.”
― Ruth Hogan, The Keeper of Lost Things

“Common decency, good manners, kindness and hard work were treated as peculiarities”
― Ruth Hogan, The Keeper of Lost Things

“Nothing wrong doesn’t make him Mr Right.”
― Ruth Hogan, The Keeper of Lost Things

“We can’t always win and we can’t always be happy. But the one thing that we can always do is try.”
― Ruth Hogan, The Keeper of Lost Things

“When the music ends for someone you love you don't stop dancing. You dance for them as well.”
― Ruth Hogan, The Wisdom of Sally Red Shoes

“Perhaps he had seen her as a challenge. Or a novelty.”
― Ruth Hogan, The Keeper of Lost Things

“A hush is a dangerous thing. Silence is solid and dependable, but a hush is expectant, like a pregnant pause; it invites mischief, like a loose thread begging to be pulled.”
― Ruth Hogan, The Keeper of Lost Things

“If you never get sadness, how do you know what happy is like?’ she asked. ‘And by the way, everybody dies.”
― Ruth Hogan, The Keeper of Lost Things

“Dreary beloved, we are gathered here in the sight of God and in the fate of this complication, to join together this man, Saint Anthony’ –she tapped the top of his urn –‘and this woman, The Lady of the Flowers’ –gesturing towards the photograph with an upturned palm –‘in holy macaroni which is the honourable estate. Saint Anthony takes The Lady of the Flowers to be the lawful wedding wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better for worse, richer or poorer, to love and to perish with death now you start. And it still rhymes,’ she added proudly to herself. She paused again, long enough this time for it to be almost uncomfortable, but no doubt with the intention of underscoring the sanctity of the occasion. ‘Earth to earth, ashes to ashes, funky to punky. We know Major Tom’s a monkey. We can be heroes just for today.”
― Ruth Hogan, The Keeper of Lost Things

“It was too early for gin and lime, and too hot for tea.”
― Ruth Hogan, The Keeper of Lost Things

“But he, that dares not grasp the thorn Should never crave the rose. Anne Brontë”
― Ruth Hogan, The Keeper of Lost Things

“We can’t always win and we can’t always be happy. But the one thing that we can always do is try. There will always be Baylee-Trashcan Johnsons”—a twitch of a smile crossed Daisy’s face—“ and you can’t change that. But you can change how she makes you feel.”
― Ruth Hogan, The Keeper of Lost Things

“We are happy to let children spend hours merrily slaughtering, maiming and motherfucking in front of their computer screens, and yet baulk at them attending the funeral of a dearly loved grandparent in case it upsets them. I think we are teaching them to be afraid of the wrong things.”
― Ruth Hogan, The Wisdom of Sally Red Shoes

“She wanted excitement; a life less lifeless.”
― Ruth Hogan, The Keeper of Lost Things

“Henry. She could never trust a man who shared his name with a vacuum cleaner.”
― Ruth Hogan, The Keeper of Lost Things

“Together they were sacrosanct.”
― Ruth Hogan, The Keeper of Lost Things

“And women with red shoes and green handbags were never to be trusted.”
― Ruth Hogan, The Keeper of Lost Things

“It wasn’t the sunlight that poked fun at Laura’s imperfections, but the darkness with its looming doubts that mocked her in the sleepless spells that broke the night.”
― Ruth Hogan, The Keeper of Lost Things

“Bomber said that the wonderful thing about books was that they were films that played inside your head.”
― Ruth Hogan, The Keeper of Lost Things

“Lilia’s own mother had taught her two things; dress for oneself, and marry for love.”
― Ruth Hogan, The Keeper of Lost Things

“Before the ink could dry on her words of excuse, they were smudged with guilt.”
― Ruth Hogan, The Keeper of Lost Things

“Her grandmother had once told her that one could blame ugliness on one’s genes and ignorance on one’s education, but there was absolutely no excuse whatsoever for being dull.”
― Ruth Hogan, The Keeper of Lost Things

“You sneak around in the shadows pretending to be like everyone else, but like it or not, you never will be. What you have can be a blessing or a curse, but the choice is entirely yours. It is what you make of it. You can spend the rest of your life skulking or you can find your swagger.”
― Ruth Hogan, Queenie Malone's Paradise Hotel

“Life is full of small joys if you know where to look for them,”
― Ruth Hogan, The Wisdom of Sally Red Shoes

“If you never get sadness, how do you know what happy is like?”
― Ruth Hogan, The Keeper of Lost Things