Margot Abbott Quotes

“I am reminded of an old Chinese curse I read somewhere: May you live in interesting times. I think of it and laugh. What a curse it is. Interesting times, indeed.”
― Margot Abbott, The Last Innocent Hour

“Don’t you think it’s strange?” I said. He had gotten several feet ahead of me and he stopped and turned.

“What do you mean?”

“That we were children together.” I looked up at his face. “You’re so familiar to me—but not. I see my past in you—but you’re still a stranger.”
― Margot Abbott, The Last Innocent Hour