Madeline Bell > Quotes

“You are luminous. And I do not mean simply the brilliancy of your complexion. Sometimes I look at you, and I think, 'there must be a candle burning just beneath her skin.' All your joy and love and considerable kindness taking physical effect. But logically, I know that isn't true. The simple answer is that you glow because, to me, you are the focus of every scene. Every room we enter. The camera, the lights, my attention—they are all trained on you.”
― Madeline Bell, The Austen Affair

“Life is short and unpredictable, and yet we choose love anyway. We choose love over and over. Because if nothing is guaranteed, doesn’t that make it even more important, then, to grab love with both hands when it’s right there in front of you?”
― Madeline Bell, The Austen Affair

“No one can be trusted with their own heart. That is why we give them to others for safekeeping.”
― Madeline Bell, The Austen Affair

“I hold him tight, tighter, tightest—and find myself distraught that we cannot draw closer. Cannot merge flesh. At least, not yet.”
― Madeline Bell, The Austen Affair