Rachael Lucas > Quotes

“God, it’s hard work being a person sometimes.”
― Rachael Lucas, The State of Grace

“The day you stop learning, my love, is the day you stop living.”
― Rachael Lucas , The State of Grace

“Sometimes I think I’d like to retire from being a person and just quietly live under the kitchen table with a book and a packet of biscuits.”
― Rachael Lucas, The State of Grace

“Friendship is a weird sort of thing when you think about it.”
― Rachael Lucas, The State of Grace

“And I think for a moment, because people don't actually ask that very often. They tell me what they think I feel because they've read it in books, or they say incredible things like "autistic people have no sense of humour or imagination or empathy" when I'm standing right there beside them (and one day I'm going to point out that that is more than a little bit rude, not to mention Not Even True) or they -- even worse -- talk to me like I'm about five, and can't understand.
"It's like living with all your senses turned up to full volume all the time," I say. "And it's like living life in a different language, so you can't ever quite relax because even when you think you're fluent it's still using a different part of your brain so by the end of the day you're exhausted.”
― Rachael Lucas, The State of Grace

“Rilla,”
― Rachael Lucas, The Winter Cottage

“I’m the sort of person who thinks about doing things, then goes home and eats toast instead.”
― Rachael Lucas, The State of Grace

“We're not trying for perfect - we're aiming for posh shabby chic.”
― Rachael Lucas, Sealed with a Kiss

“Come back to bed. I need some good old-fashioned warming up...”
― Rachael Lucas, Sealed with a Kiss

“Leave nothing but footprints.”
― Rachael Lucas, The Winter Cottage

“Sometimes I think I don’t even know who my own person is.”
― Rachael Lucas, The State of Grace

“what’s it actually like?” And I think for a moment, because people don’t actually ask that very often. They tell me what they think I feel because they’ve read it in books, or they say incredible things like autistic people have no sense of humor or imagination or empathy when I’m standing right there beside them (and one day I’m going to point out that that is more than a little bit rude, not to mention Not Even True) or they—even worse—talk to me like I’m about five and can’t understand. “It’s like living with all your senses turned up to full volume all the time,” I say. And I stop and he sort of spins around so he is looking at me. “And it’s like living life in a different language, so you can’t ever quite relax because even when you think you’re fluent it’s still using a different part of your brain so by the end of the day you’re exhausted.” And I think about getting home from school and the effort of making it through the noise and the lights and the people and the change and the cars and the smells and the sun and the rain and holding it together through all that, and then getting home. And how when I get home and I can switch off, that’s when I blow up, because it’s safe.”
― Rachael Lucas, The State of Grace

“And I reach out, because for a moment it feels as if maybe everyone else doesn’t know the rules all that well, either, and I watch as my fingers lace between his, and I lean forward this time, and I kiss Gabe Kowalski. And this time I don’t think about anything.”
― Rachael Lucas, The State of Grace

“Don’t be so busy trying to make a living you forget to make a life,”
― Rachael Lucas, Midsummer House

“Roderick pointed out the noses of a group of seals, bobbing up and down in the shallow water. ‘They only sleep for ninety seconds at a time. That’s a meeting of Insomniacs Anonymous out there.”
― Rachael Lucas, Auchenmor Island Box Set

“that. And another part of me is angry because life is so complicated and nobody tells you anything and there’s so much of being human that’s about unspoken stuff”
― Rachael Lucas, The State of Grace

“I don't want to be married because it's convenient, or because it's the right thing to do for bloody Duntarvie Estate."
"I couldn't give a shit about Duntarvie Estate. I want to marry you because I love you." This came out as almost a shout. Roderick looked at her, furious.
"Fine." Kate snapped back at him, irritated.
"Fine." He turned away from her, picking up the axe again.
"Right. That's that sorted."
"Right.”
― Rachael Lucas, Sealed with a Kiss

“Animal Hospital with a ridiculously pretty sidekick and a third wheel with four hooves. They both burst out laughing as Blossom let out a fart so long and loud that he was slightly worried that the roof – complete with his fairly haphazard repairs – might blow off.”
― Rachael Lucas, Midsummer House

“had”
― Rachael Lucas, The Winter Cottage

“I'm not going to try and persuade her to reconcile with some sleazy git who's been having affairs left, right and centre.”
― Rachael Lucas, Sealed with a Kiss