Genevieve Graham > Quotes

“All she was responsible for was making sure the life she lived was a good one, that she took care of the people she loved, and that she did everything she could to ensure they were happy.”
― Genevieve Graham, Come from Away

“Fear sounds the same in any language.”
― Genevieve Graham, The Secret Keeper

“He was a hero... Are you a hero, Dot?”
Dot wiped away a tear. “No, Dash. I’m no hero. I just typed memos. I just did my job.”
Except there was something different in Dot’s expression now. Regret? What was it she wasn’t saying?”
― Genevieve Graham, The Secret Keeper

“Live your life to the fullest, her father had whispered.
Live your own life, her mother had urged.
But this feeling was like an anchor, wrapped around her throat and dragging her under.”
― Genevieve Graham, The Secret Keeper

“Working harder than men for equal pay is not equality.”
― Genevieve Graham, On Isabella Street

“I've known all along that you were the one for me. No one understands me like you do. Nobody sees me like you do either. They see a monster, but you see me. You've always seen me despite everything.”
― Genevieve Graham, Bluebird

“It’s going to be fun,” Dash said with confidence. “A big adventure.”
Adventure. Well, that was just about the last thing Dot wanted to think about.”
― Genevieve Graham, The Secret Keeper

“In your life, 'tis important you have the hindsight to know where you've been, the foresight to know where you are going, and the insight to know when you have gone.
- The Chambermaid's Key”
― Genevieve Graham

“She'd never admit it out loud, but she knew what happened to men who went to war. Even if he came back physically unharmed, he'd never be the same. War broke people.”
― Genevieve Graham, On Isabella Street

“I, Dorothy Lillian Wilson, solemnly and sincerely swear...”
Her mouth was as dry as the paper the Chief Wren held, and her pulse pounded like a drum in her throat. The moment Dot signed that paper, no one would know where she was or what she was doing. It was for all the right reasons, but it was the hardest thing she’d ever done.
“... so help me God.”
I’m sorry, Dash.”
― Genevieve Graham, The Secret Keeper

“Grief is the most painful of all human emotions. It’s the price you pay for loving and being loved.”
― Genevieve Graham, On Isabella Street

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She exhaled and threw her arms into the air, silently triumphant. Here she sat, alone in a little room, thousands of miles from the war, and she’d just had a say in the lives of all those men.”
― Genevieve Graham, The Secret Keeper

“She’d failed. She’d never failed at anything in her life, and she never wanted it to happen again.”
― Genevieve Graham, The Secret Keeper