Karen

“It was never home until you were there, Tiffy.”
― Beth O'Leary, The Flatshare

“It has always seemed to me. ever since early childhood, amid all the commonplaces of life, i was very near to a kingdom of ideal beauty. Between it and me hung only a thin veil. I could never draw it quite aside, but sometimes a wind fluttered it and I caught a glimpse of the enchanting realms beyond-only a glimpse-but those glimpses have always made life worthwhile.”
― Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables

“Look,' he says, 'have you ever looked forward to reading a book so much you can't actually start it?'
'Oh totally. All the time - if I had a grain of self-restraint I never would've been able to read the last Harry Potter book. The anticipation was painful. You know like what if it does live up to the last ones? What if it's not what I hope it'll be?”
― Beth O'Leary, The Flatshare

“Often think it must be very tiring, being Tiffy. Even in note form she seems to expend so much energy.”
― Beth O'Leary, The Flatshare